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Castle Hill motte and bailey, Halton

England
List entry 1012440
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012440
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.9 hectares
Grid reference
SD 49966 64805
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Hill motte and bailey is a Norman fortification situated in Halton, Lancashire, comprising the characteristic earthwork features of motte and bailey castle construction typical of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The monument consists of a prominent mound, or motte, surrounded by an associated bailey enclosure, representing a form of castle design widely adopted by the Norman conquerors and their descendants across England following 1066. The site's strategic location within Lancashire reflects the importance of establishing Norman military control in the North West of England during the post-Conquest period. Castle Hill demonstrates the physical legacy of early medieval fortification methods, with its earthwork remains surviving as a significant archaeological monument of the Norman period.

Castle Hill motte and bailey, Halton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012440. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle Hill motte and bailey, Halton?

Castle Hill motte and bailey is a Norman fortification situated in Halton, Lancashire, comprising the characteristic earthwork features of motte and bailey castle construction typical of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012440.

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

Castle Hill motte and bailey, Halton 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 1012440.

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

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including High cross in St Wilfrid's churchyard, Halton (0.1 km), Skerton Bridge (3.2 km), Askew Heights univallate prehistoric defended enclosure and hollow way (3.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

High cross in St Wilfrid's churchyard, Halton
0.1 km
Skerton Bridge
3.2 km
Askew Heights univallate prehistoric defended enclosure and hollow way
3.7 km
Part of a Roman fort and its associated vicus and remains of a pre-Conquest monastery and a Benedictine priory on Castle Hill
3.8 km
Glass melting and annealing workshop; part of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing workshops
3.9 km
Torrisholme bowl barrow
4 km
Roman kilns 25yds (20m) NE of Fairyhill Cottage
5.9 km
Warton Old Rectory
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle Hill motte and bailey, Halton

Castle Hill motte and bailey, Halton stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Halton, Yorkshire →
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