Scheduled MonumentsEnglandGaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house

Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house

England
List entry 1009296
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009296
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.74 hectares
Grid reference
SK7349468938
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Gaddick Hill is a medieval motte and bailey earthwork located in Nottinghamshire, England. The site comprises a raised mound typical of eleventh or twelfth-century castle construction, with associated bailey defences, representing a common form of Norman or early medieval fortification in the East Midlands region. The monument was subsequently adapted for post-medieval use as a manor house, indicating continuity of occupation and significance beyond the medieval period. The earthworks survive as a scheduled ancient monument and provide archaeological evidence of both medieval military architecture and the transition to later domestic occupation.

Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009296. View the official record →

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What is Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house?

Gaddick Hill is a medieval motte and bailey earthwork located in Nottinghamshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009296.

Who is responsible for protecting Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house?

Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house 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 1009296.

What other scheduled monuments are near Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishponds (2 km), Cross in St Michael's churchyard (2.3 km), Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St Michael (2.3 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house

Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house

ThorpeRoman town · ~11.6 milesLincolnRoman town · ~15 milesAncasterRoman town · ~22 milesBattle of Stoke (Field) 1487Battle (1487) · ~12.3 miles