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Hartley Castle and associated earthworks

England
List entry 1021183
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021183
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.56 hectares
Grid reference
NY 78294 08266
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hartley Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Westmorland, constructed in the twelfth century as part of the Norman military expansion in northern England. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound with an associated bailey, representing a characteristic form of early medieval fortification designed for both defensive and administrative purposes. The castle's construction reflects the strategic importance of the Westmorland region during the period of Anglo-Norman consolidation in the north, serving as a focal point for lordly authority in the landscape. The earthworks survive as upstanding features which preserve evidence of this significant phase of medieval settlement and military organization.

Hartley Castle and associated earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021183. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hartley Castle and associated earthworks?

Hartley Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Westmorland, constructed in the twelfth century as part of the Norman military expansion in northern England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021183.

Who is responsible for protecting Hartley Castle and associated earthworks?

Hartley Castle and associated earthworks 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 1021183.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hartley Castle and associated earthworks?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton Hall (2.1 km), Lynchets WNW of Wharton Hall (2.4 km), Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen (2.4 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Hartley Castle and associated earthworks

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hartley Castle and associated earthworks's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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.
Spotlight
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.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton Hall
2.1 km
Lynchets WNW of Wharton Hall
2.4 km
Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen
2.4 km
Two Romano-British enclosed settlements and an associated regular aggregate field system at Waitby Intake
2.9 km
Whitber Romano-British farmstead 660m south west of Highmore Hill
3.2 km
Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle
3.2 km
Lammerside Castle medieval tower house
3.6 km
Giants' Graves, four pillow mounds 300m south east of White Brackens House
3.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hartley Castle and associated earthworks

Hartley Castle and associated earthworks stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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