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Clifford Hill is a motte and bailey castle situated near Northampton in Northamptonshire, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The monument comprises a substantial motte or artificial mound, characteristic of early Norman fortifications, with traces of the bailey or defensive enclosure adjacent to it. The site represents a typical example of the rapid fortification strategy employed by Norman lords to secure control of the English landscape in the decades immediately following 1066. Though now largely earthwork remains, Clifford Hill demonstrates the military architecture and territorial consolidation that defined the early Norman settlement of the Midlands.
Clifford Hill motte castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012328. View the official record →
Clifford Hill is a motte and bailey castle situated near Northampton in Northamptonshire, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012328.
Clifford Hill motte castle 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 1012328.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 530m north east of Roe's Farm (3.5 km), Place House moat and fishpond (4.2 km), Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge (4.8 km).
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