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Castle Cob motte

England
List entry 1011122
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011122
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 53385 73419
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Cob motte is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Cheshire, England, dating to the Norman period following the Conquest of 1066. The site consists of an earthwork mound typical of early Norman fortifications, constructed to provide a defensive stronghold in the region. Its precise historical associations and the identity of its original Norman founder remain subjects of scholarly study, though such mottes represent a significant class of military architecture deployed across England during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of Norman settlement and territorial control in Cheshire.

Castle Cob motte is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011122. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Castle Cob motte?

Castle Cob motte is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Cheshire, England, dating to the Norman period following the Conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011122.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle Cob motte?

Castle Cob motte is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011122.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle Cob motte?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill Farm (5.8 km), Oakmere promontory fort on the east bank of Oakmere 300m north west of Corner Farm (7 km), Bowl barrow 300m WSW of Fishpool Lane Farm (7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill Farm
5.8 km
Oakmere promontory fort on the east bank of Oakmere 300m north west of Corner Farm
7 km
Bowl barrow 300m WSW of Fishpool Lane Farm
7 km
Bowl barrow 30m south-west of Fishpool Lane Farm
7.1 km
Bowl barrow 70m east of Fishpool Lane Farm
7.1 km
Bowl barrow 120m south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm
7.2 km
Bowl barrow 140m south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm
7.2 km
The Headless Cross on Tarporley Road 230m north west of Greenlands
7.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle Cob motte

Castle Cob motte stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Castle Cob motte

Battle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~8.1 milesBattle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~13.5 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~13.8 miles
Domesday entry for Aldredelie, Cheshire →
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