Pleshey Castle
Essex, England
Pleshey Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Essex, England, first built in 1150. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Great Canfield Castle, 4.8 mi away.
Pleshey Castle at a glance
Built
1150
12th century
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Great Canfield Castle
4.8 mi away
About Pleshey Castle
Pleshey Castle is a man-made motte and bailey castle in Pleshey in Essex, England. It was built in the 11th century and it is one of the best preserved motte and bailey castles in England.
From the Wikipedia article on Pleshey Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pleshey Castle sits at 51.8046, 0.4135 in Essex. The closest other castles are Great Canfield Castle (4.8 mi), Ongar Castle (9.9 mi) and Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (11 mi). Essex has 11 castles in all.
