Grafton Court Farm Motte
Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte), and also as a Possible Masonry Castle
There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains
| Name | Grafton Court Farm Motte |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Herefordshire |
| Modern Authority | Herefordshire |
| 1974 Authority | Hereford and Worcester |
| Civil Parish | Grafton |
Cropmark in pasture of large circular feature, over corner of cropmark enclosure (D shaped?) with double ditch on SW side. In addition there are other ditches outside of this, relationship not clear. Is this a motte built into an earlier enclosure? As much of the earliest development of castle took place in the Herefordshire borders, this site is potentially very important. One of very few mottes in the county built into earlier features. The site was visited (Roger Stirling-Brown) after examining an aerial photograph of the site. (J. Pickering). The evidence on the ground shows an eroded mound and the shallow remains of ditch three quarters of the way round. There is also signs of a silted pool on the NW quarter. There is buried stone on the edge of the mound and in the former ditch area. Ploughing has disturbed a lot of stone. Two pieces of stone were noted with diagonal tooling marks. A possible double ditch exists on the SW side of the bailey (Halliwell). (Herefordshire SMR)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SO494369 |
| Latitude | 52.0282096862793 |
| Longitude | -2.73825001716614 |
| Eastings | 349400 |
| Northings | 236900 |
