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Giant's Hill is a motte castle located in Cambridgeshire, England, consisting of an earthwork mound with associated defensive works typical of Norman fortification practice. The site incorporates evidence of an earlier medieval settlement and field system, indicating continuous occupation and land use across successive periods. The motte represents Norman military architecture, likely dating from the 11th or 12th century, whilst the underlying settlement evidence demonstrates pre-Norman or early Norman settlement patterns in the locality. The survival of both the castle earthworks and field system makes the site significant for understanding medieval land organisation and settlement hierarchy in East Anglia.
Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011778. View the official record →
Giant's Hill is a motte castle located in Cambridgeshire, England, consisting of an earthwork mound with associated defensive works typical of Norman fortification practice. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011778.
Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system 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 1011778.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cottenham moated site (1.8 km), Belsar's Hill ringwork (2.3 km), Romano-British settlement on Bullocks Haste Common (4.1 km).
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