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Hapton Castle

England
List entry 1013816
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013816
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.37 hectares
Grid reference
SD 78838 31479
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hapton Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located near Hapton in Lancashire, England. The site dates to the Norman period, likely established in the eleventh or twelfth century as part of the post-Conquest settlement pattern in the region. The castle comprises an earthen mound with an adjacent bailey, representing a typical example of early medieval military architecture, though stone structures do not appear to have been constructed at this location. The monument survives as an earthwork and remains an important archaeological record of Norman defensive strategy in north-western England.

Hapton Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013816. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hapton Castle?

Hapton Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located near Hapton in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013816.

Who is responsible for protecting Hapton Castle?

Hapton Castle 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 1013816.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hapton Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position (0.9 km), Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm (3.7 km), Ightenhill Manor (site of) (3.9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position
0.9 km
Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm
3.7 km
Ightenhill Manor (site of)
3.9 km
Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street
4.8 km
Portfield hillfort
5.9 km
Remains of Aspen Colliery, associated beehive coking ovens and canal basin
5.9 km
Whalley Bridge
7.1 km
Three high crosses in St Mary's churchyard
7.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hapton Castle

Hapton Castle stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

Domesday entry for Huncoat, Cheshire →
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