Ongar Castle

Ongar Castle
Chipping Ongar, Essex, England
Earthworks of Ongar Castle in 2005
Site information
TypeMotte-and-bailey
Open to
the public
Free access
ConditionEarthworks only
Site history
Builtc. 1086
Built byEustace II, Count of Boulogne
In usec. 1086-between 1558–1603, then c. 1579-1774
MaterialsStone
Timber
Earth
Demolishedbetween 1558–1579, then 1774

Ongar Castle, or Chipping Ongar Castle, is a late 11th- or early 12th-century motte and bailey castle in Chipping Ongar, Essex. Only the earthworks and a single block of masonry survive today.