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Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton

England
List entry 1016783
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016783
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.24 hectares
Grid reference
TF 39510 83596
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Hill motte and bailey castle at Castle Carlton in Lincolnshire is a Norman fortification of twelfth-century date. The castle comprises a mound or motte with an associated bailey, representing a common form of military architecture employed in the decades following the Norman Conquest. The site demonstrates the characteristic earthwork construction typical of early medieval defensive settlements in the East Midlands. Castle Carlton's motte and bailey would have functioned as a centre of local authority and defence during the Norman period, though the site was largely superseded by later fortification methods and has survived as an archaeological monument in its earthwork form.

Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016783. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton?

Castle Hill motte and bailey castle at Castle Carlton in Lincolnshire is a Norman fortification of twelfth-century date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016783.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton?

Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton 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 1016783.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard (5.1 km), Neolithic long barrow in Beacon Plantation (6.4 km), Long barrow and truncated long barrow west of White Pit (6.7 km).

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Overview
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard
5.1 km
Neolithic long barrow in Beacon Plantation
6.4 km
Long barrow and truncated long barrow west of White Pit
6.7 km
Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield
6.8 km
Deserted village (site of) at Walmsgate
6.9 km
Long barrow 800m north west of Calceby
7.6 km
Three long barrows, a round barrow and a C-shaped prehistoric enclosure south-west of Churchbell Plantation
8.4 km
Long barrow 500m NNW of Ulceby Lodge
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton

Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~10.6 miles
Domesday entry for Reston, Lincolnshire →
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