Denham Castle, also known as Castle Holes, is a medieval motte and bailey castle

Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...

 near the village of Gazeley

Gazeley

Gazeley is a village and civil parish in the Forest Heath district of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005 it had a population of 740. A house converted windmill survives in the village....

, Suffolk

Suffolk

Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...

, England

England

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History

Denham Castle was a 12th Norman castle, built in a motte and bailey design with the motte, now 10 feet high, located in the north-east corner. The motte and the bailey are contained within a wide ditch, 132 m by 122 m across. The entrance to the castle was on the south side.

Today the castle is a scheduled monument. Despite previous damage to the castle remains from modern agriculture, the current owners, the Denham Estate, have announced that they are working with English Heritage

English Heritage

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to restore and maintain the site.