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Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Cambridgeshire, England, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The earthwork comprises a substantial mound, characteristic of early Norman fortifications, with associated bailey enclosure, representing a typical defensive structure of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Though no substantial masonry survives, the earthwork itself demonstrates the military engineering practices of the Norman settlement period in East Anglia. The site remains an important archaeological record of early medieval fortification strategy in the region.
'Castle Hill' earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006913. View the official record →
Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Cambridgeshire, England, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006913.
'Castle Hill' earthworks 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 1006913.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Priory earthworks (0.3 km), Over Windmill (2.1 km), Low Hill bowl barrow, 575m north of Fen Drayton Reservoir (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of 'Castle Hill' earthworks'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' earthworks stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.