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Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough

England
List entry 1013650
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013650
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.08 hectares
Grid reference
SK 48468 99898
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Hills motte and bailey castle is a Norman fortification situated in Mexborough, South Yorkshire. The site comprises a substantial motte, or artificial mound, with an adjoining bailey, or defended enclosure, typical of the earthwork fortifications established in northern England during the late eleventh and twelfth centuries following the Norman Conquest. The earthworks remain prominently visible and represent an important example of early Norman military architecture in the region, demonstrating the strategic importance of the locality during the medieval period. The castle reflects the pattern of Norman settlement and territorial control in South Yorkshire during the early medieval period.

Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013650. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough?

Castle Hills motte and bailey castle is a Norman fortification situated in Mexborough, South Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013650.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough?

Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough 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 1013650.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Ridge: section 520yds (480m) E of Dyson's Cottage to Long Plantation (4.3 km), Conisbrough Parks Romano-British Villa (4.4 km), Roman Ridge: section 140yds (130m) long in Dyson's Plantation (4.7 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

Roman Ridge: section 520yds (480m) E of Dyson's Cottage to Long Plantation
4.3 km
Conisbrough Parks Romano-British Villa
4.4 km
Roman Ridge: section 140yds (130m) long in Dyson's Plantation
4.7 km
Cross located on the former village green
4.7 km
Cross in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church
4.8 km
Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages)
5 km
Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long S of Abdy Farm
5.7 km
Standing cross at the junction of Holywell Lane with High Street, Maltby Lane and Ashton Lane
7.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough

Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough

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Domesday entry for Denaby, Yorkshire →
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