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Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Cumberland, England, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The site comprises a substantial earthwork consisting of a raised mound, or motte, accompanied by an adjacent bailey, representing a typical form of early medieval military fortification. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of Norman settlement and defensive strategy in the northern English landscape during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Its physical remains contribute to understanding the pattern of castle construction employed by Norman lords to establish control over conquered territories in the post-Conquest period.
Castle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004591. View the official record →
Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Cumberland, England, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004591.
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 1004591.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions (2.1 km), Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription (2.3 km), Watchclose Roman temporary camp (3.9 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 sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.