Waytemore Castle is an impressive Norman stone motte and bailey fortress, founded by Maurice, Bishop of London. The massive rectangular motte, supports fragments of a 12th century inner ward, of which a small tower and curtain wall survive. Strengthen over the centuries, it was used as a royal residence, a fortress and a prison by the various Bishops of London. In Castle Gardens, wet ditches with a stone revetment give the layout of the large bailey. 3 miles north-east is Mountfitchet Castle and 14 miles west is Benington Castle.