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Castle Hill is a motte and bailey castle situated in Yorkshire, England, with National Heritage List for England designation reference 1012199. The site consists of a substantial earthen mound, characteristic of the motte and bailey form of fortification that emerged following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The castle dates to the Norman period, likely constructed in the late eleventh or twelfth century as a timber or stone structure erected upon its defensive earthwork platform. Such castles served as administrative and military centres for Norman lords establishing control over conquered territories, and their survival as earthwork remains provides important evidence of early medieval settlement patterns and defensive architecture in England.
Castle Hill motte and bailey castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012199. View the official record →
Castle Hill is a motte and bailey castle situated in Yorkshire, England, with National Heritage List for England designation reference 1012199. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012199.
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 1012199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slade Hooton medieval settlement and moated site (1.4 km), Roche Abbey Cistercian monastery, including monastic precinct, gatehouse and 18th century landscape garden (3.1 km), Hellaby: a deserted medieval village and well, enclosure, ridge and furrow and post medieval long house (4.2 km).
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