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Castle Hill is a motte and bailey castle located in Derbyshire, England, representing a form of fortification characteristic of the Norman period following 1066. The site comprises a substantial mound, or motte, which would have supported a timber or stone tower, accompanied by an adjoining bailey or defended courtyard area typical of early medieval military architecture. Though the castle's precise origins and the identity of its builder remain subjects of local historical study, such structures were commonly erected in the decades following the Norman Conquest to establish and maintain control over conquered territories. The earthwork survives as a significant archaeological monument illustrating the defensive strategies and settlement patterns of early medieval England.
Castle Hill motte and bailey castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011211. View the official record →
Castle Hill is a motte and bailey castle located in Derbyshire, England, representing a form of fortification characteristic of the Norman period following 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011211.
Castle Hill motte and bailey castle 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 1011211.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Longside Moor, 450m north of Harewood Grange (9.2 km), Round cairn on Harland Edge (9.6 km), Site of bole and funerary cairn 1120m west of Harewood Grange (9.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Hill motte and bailey castle'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 castle stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.