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Giant's Hill is a motte castle situated in Cambridgeshire, England, representing medieval fortification practices of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The monument comprises an earthwork motte with associated bailey, overlain upon and incorporating remains of an earlier medieval settlement, demonstrating successive phases of occupation and land use. The site's broader archaeological context includes a field system contemporary with or preceding the castle phase, which provides evidence of medieval agricultural organisation and settlement patterns in the region. The survival of these stratified remains, from settlement through to fortified occupation, makes Giant's Hill significant for understanding the transition and continuity in medieval settlement hierarchy and land management in Cambridgeshire.
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 situated in Cambridgeshire, England, representing medieval fortification practices of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.