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Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall

England
List entry 1016946
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016946
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.16 hectares
Grid reference
SE 04003 23318
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle situated north-east of Rosemary Hall in Yorkshire, England. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork mound characteristic of Norman fortifications, dating to the medieval period following the Norman Conquest of 1066. Such motte castles represent an important phase in English military architecture, serving as centres of local lordship and defence during the early medieval centuries. The site retains its earthwork form, preserving evidence of the castle's original layout and strategic significance within its local landscape.

Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016946. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall?

Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle situated north-east of Rosemary Hall in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016946.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall?

Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall 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 1016946.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ripponden (or Waterloo) Bridge (3.5 km), Ring cairn on Midgley Moor, 360m north east of Upper Han Royd (4 km), Cairn with an oval bank on Midgley Moor, 430m north east of Upper Han Royd (4 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ripponden (or Waterloo) Bridge
3.5 km
Ring cairn on Midgley Moor, 360m north east of Upper Han Royd
4 km
Cairn with an oval bank on Midgley Moor, 430m north east of Upper Han Royd
4 km
Cairnfield on Ringstone Edge Moor, 240m south west of Clay House
4.7 km
Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill
4.8 km
Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd
5.1 km
The gibbet platform
5.2 km
Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall

Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~11.2 miles
Domesday entry for Sowerby, Yorkshire →
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