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Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm

England
List entry 1015199
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015199
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.86 hectares
Grid reference
TL 67876 61313
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cheveley Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork situated approximately 350 metres north-west of Old Hall Farm in Cambridgeshire. The site comprises a substantial mound with an adjoining bailey, characteristic of Norman fortifications constructed during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The castle represents a typical example of early medieval defensive architecture, with the earthwork remains surviving as significant topographical features despite the absence of standing stonework. The site holds archaeological importance as evidence of Norman settlement and territorial control in the Cambridgeshire landscape during the post-Conquest period.

Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015199. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm?

Cheveley Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork situated approximately 350 metres north-west of Old Hall Farm in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015199.

Who is responsible for protecting Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm?

Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm 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 1015199.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated Sites, Earthworks, and Ponds at Kirtling Tower (4.2 km), Devil's Ditch, Reach to Woodditton (4.4 km), Lidgate Castle and C16 Fortified Manorial Complex (5.3 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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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated Sites, Earthworks, and Ponds at Kirtling Tower
4.2 km
Devil's Ditch, Reach to Woodditton
4.4 km
Lidgate Castle and C16 Fortified Manorial Complex
5.3 km
Roman villa SE of Lidgate
6.8 km
Medieval moated site 160m north east of The Hall
7.1 km
Moated site in Beeton's Plantation
7.2 km
Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm
7.3 km
Moated site and associated garden immediately east of The Hall
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm

Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm

CambridgeRoman town · ~14.5 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~15.7 milesGrimes GravesArchaeological site · ~19.7 miles
Domesday entry for Cheveley, Cambridgeshire →
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