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Cranmer's Mound is a motte castle located in Nottinghamshire, England, comprising a substantial earthwork mound with associated medieval and post-medieval landscape features. The site includes a prominent motte, a prospect mound, moated fishponds, an enclosure, hollow ways, and ridge and furrow cultivation patterns, indicating sustained occupation and use from the medieval period through the early modern era. The motte itself represents a typical Norman-period fortification strategy, whilst the surrounding earthworks demonstrate the integration of defensive, residential, and agricultural functions characteristic of medieval manorial settlements. The site's survival as substantial earthwork remains provides important evidence for understanding the evolution of rural settlement hierarchy and land use in medieval Nottinghamshire.
Cranmer's Mound: motte castle, prospect mound, moated fishponds, enclosure, hollow way and ridge and furrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009306. View the official record →
Cranmer's Mound is a motte castle located in Nottinghamshire, England, comprising a substantial earthwork mound with associated medieval and post-medieval landscape features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009306.
Cranmer's Mound: motte castle, prospect mound, moated fishponds, enclosure, hollow way and ridge and furrow 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 1009306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moat, two fishponds, boundary bank and ditch and two leats (0.5 km), Bingham medieval settlement, immediately west of Carnarvon School (3.2 km), Minor Romano-British villa, moat and associated medieval manorial and village earthworks, including six fishponds (3.5 km).
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