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Castle Hill motte and ditch system, Oldcastle is a Norman fortification consisting of an earthwork motte with surrounding ditch, located in Cheshire. The site dates from the Norman period, likely eleventh or twelfth century, representing a common form of military architecture employed in the decades following the Norman Conquest. The motte survives as a prominent artificial mound, with the associated ditch system still visible as an earthwork feature, demonstrating the typical defensive layout of such installations. This monument constitutes an important archaeological record of Norman settlement and control in the Cheshire region during the medieval period.
Castle Hill motte and ditch system, Oldcastle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012124. View the official record →
Castle Hill motte and ditch system, Oldcastle is a Norman fortification consisting of an earthwork motte with surrounding ditch, located in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012124.
Castle Hill motte and ditch system, Oldcastle 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 1012124.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mount Cop Castle Mound (3.2 km), Two Round Barrows N of Whitewell Church (3.7 km), Pear Tree Lane Moat & Fishpond (4 km).
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