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Castle Hill earthwork

England
List entry 1013290
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013290
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.84 hectares
Grid reference
SZ 40885 84081
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Hampshire, England. The site comprises a substantial mound with an associated bailey, typical of Norman fortifications constructed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries following the Norman Conquest of 1066. Castle Hill demonstrates the characteristic defensive layout of early medieval military architecture, with the elevated motte providing a commanding position over the surrounding landscape. The earthwork survives as a significant example of Norman castle engineering in Hampshire, though no substantial stone structures remain from the period of its occupation.

Castle Hill earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013290. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle Hill earthwork?

Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013290.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle Hill earthwork?

Castle Hill earthwork 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 1013290.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle Hill earthwork?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Longstone: a long barrow 60m south of Longstone Cottage (0.2 km), Bowl barrow on Mottistone Common: 300m west of Longstone Cottage (0.5 km), Bowl barrow known as 'Black Barrow': 670m NNE of Longstone Farmhouse (0.7 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Castle Hill earthwork

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Hill earthwork's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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.
Timeline
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

The Longstone: a long barrow 60m south of Longstone Cottage
0.2 km
Bowl barrow on Mottistone Common: 300m west of Longstone Cottage
0.5 km
Bowl barrow known as 'Black Barrow': 670m NNE of Longstone Farmhouse
0.7 km
Rock Roman villa
1.6 km
Round barrow 600m south east of Sudmoor Cottage
1.7 km
Bowl barrow in Brighstone Forest: 850m NNE of Coombe Farm
2.4 km
A twin barrow and bowl barrow 1.6km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
3.4 km
Bowl barrow 1.35km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
3.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle Hill earthwork

Castle Hill earthwork stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

Domesday entry for Mottistone, Hampshire →
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