Inkberrow Castle

Inkberrow Castle stands in the village of Inkberrow, Worcestershire, about ten kilometres south of Redditch. Built between 1154 and 1216, it was a medieval castle later destroyed in 1233. Today only earthworks and a moat remain, marking the site where the castle once stood. A later manor house may have reused the moat, but the earthworks are still visible. The moated site is recognised as the castle mentioned in medieval records. In 1970 it was given scheduled monument status to protect what little remains. The castle’s brief life spanned less than eighty years before it was slighted. Records from the 13th century refer to the place, linking it to local history. Archaeologists have studied the earthworks to confirm their medieval origin. The scheduled monument covers the area of the former stronghold. Its preservation allows visitors to see how castles were positioned in the landscape. A walk around the moated site shows the original defensive layout. The water-filled moat once surrounded the castle walls. Earthworks rise gently where buildings stood inside the bailey. The scheduled area includes the whole enclosure, now grassed over. Visitors can stand on the slight mound and imagine the wooden or stone keep above. The quiet fields around Inkberrow still echo with the castle’s vanished presence.