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Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Nottinghamshire, England. The site comprises an earthwork mound typical of Norman military architecture, representing the defensive fortifications established in the region following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The monument retains substantial earthwork remains that demonstrate the characteristic layout of early medieval castle design, with its raised motte serving as the primary stronghold. Castle Hill exemplifies the type of timber-built or stone-built fortification that proliferated across England during the eleventh and twelfth centuries as Norman lords consolidated control over conquered territories.
Castle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003475. View the official record →
Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Nottinghamshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003475.
Castle Hill 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 1003475.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Henge 120m south of Lodge Farm (4.6 km), Motte and bailey castle adjacent to River Trent (5.6 km), Medieval settlement and remains of open fields immediately west of East Stoke village (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Castle Hill stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.