Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system

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History & significance

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 →

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