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Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Lancashire, England, dating to the Norman period following the Conquest of 1066. The monument comprises an earthwork mound with associated bailey, representing a typical form of early Norman military fortification constructed during the late eleventh century. The site reflects the strategic importance of Lancashire in the post-Conquest period, when such castles served as centres of lordly authority and control over newly conquered territories. The earthwork remains are substantial enough to demonstrate the original engineering of the fortification, though the site has not been subject to later stone construction.
Castle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007127. View the official record →
Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Lancashire, England, dating to the Norman period following the Conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007127.
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 1007127.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 660m south east of Holme Bank (4.7 km), Dalton Castle (4.9 km), Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common (5.1 km).
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