Foundations of Castle on Castle Mound is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1960. A C12 Castle.
Foundations of Castle on Castle Mound
- WRENN ID
- young-floor-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 May 1960
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Foundations of Castle on Castle Mound, the Street, Mileham
- OS grid reference
- TF 916 192
- Coordinates
- 52.73712, 0.83686
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The foundations of a castle located on Castle Mound in Mileham date back to the 12th century. These fragmentary flint remains are part of a motte and bailey castle. The building and its earthworks are recognized as a scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Foundations of Castle on Castle Mound receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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