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Eaton Socon Castle

St Neots, GB

Eaton Socon Castle

Eaton Socon Castle was a Norman fortification. It was constructed next to the River Great Ouse in what is now Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire, England. It was hastily built during a period of civil war over the succession to the throne. It was mostly destroyed after 1154 and was in a ruined state in the

thirteenth century. it is now merely a derelict grassy earthwork and is not accessible to the public. Known as "The Hillings", it is a Scheduled Historic Monument with Historic England.

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