Ongar Castle
Essex, England
Ongar Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Essex, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Great Canfield Castle, 9.5 mi away.
Ongar Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Great Canfield Castle
9.5 mi away
Castles in Essex
11
England
About Ongar Castle
Ongar Castle, or Chipping Ongar Castle, is a late 11th- or early 12th-century motte and bailey castle in Chipping Ongar, Essex, England. Only the earthworks and a single block of masonry survive today.
From the Wikipedia article on Ongar Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ongar Castle sits at 51.7053, 0.2472 in Essex. The closest other castles are Great Canfield Castle (9.5 mi), Pleshey Castle (9.9 mi) and Nether Hall, Roydon (10 mi). Essex has 11 castles in all.
