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Castle Hill motte and bailey is a medieval fortification and Bronze Age monument located in Lancashire, England. The site comprises two distinct archaeological features: a motte and bailey castle of Norman or early medieval date, consisting of an earthen mound with associated defensive ditches and an adjoining bailey enclosure, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, indicating earlier prehistoric use of the elevated location. The juxtaposition of these two monuments demonstrates the long-term strategic importance of the hilltop, with successive periods of occupation spanning from the Bronze Age through the medieval period. The earthwork remains survive as prominent landscape features and are designated as a scheduled monument under the heritage protection framework.
Castle Hill motte and bailey and bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009867. View the official record →
Castle Hill motte and bailey is a medieval fortification and Bronze Age monument located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009867.
Castle Hill motte and bailey and bowl barrow 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 1009867.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Oswald's Well, 150m south of Woodhead (2.4 km), Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond (3.4 km), Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Hill motte and bailey and bowl barrow'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 motte and bailey and bowl barrow stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.