Weeting Castle in Norfolk was built around 1180 by Hugh de Plais, a wealthy landowner who constructed a grand three-storey stone manor house following his marriage to Philippa Montfichet. Despite its name, Weeting Castle was never fortified and served instead to demonstrate the wealth and power of the de Plais family, featuring a substantial hall and service block with a separate kitchen. A rectangular moat was added in the mid-13th century, enhancing the estate's prestige. The castle passed to the Howards, Earls of Norfolk, in the late 14th century and was subsequently abandoned around 1390. Today managed by English Heritage, it stands as a rare surviving example of a grand 12th-century manor house, showcasing domestic life among the medieval nobility.
