From the Brief History of Seckington...
The Motte and Bailey dating from Norman times would have been built in 1067 or 1068. Many such castles were constructed in England at that time. A wooden structure at the top would have been cheap and quick to construct and provided the conquerors with a defensive base in a hostile environment. Seckington was very small and as such would have been used for less than 100 years. Unlike Tamworth, it did not have a stone castle built and thus was abandoned in favour of another location.
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