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Hood Hill motte and bailey is a Norman fortification located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a motte, or artificial mound, with an adjoining bailey, the characteristic earthwork design employed widely throughout England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The site dates to the early Norman period and represents the type of timber-framed defensive structure that served as a focus for lordly authority and territorial control in the decades after the Conquest. As a surviving example of Norman military architecture, Hood Hill contributes to understanding the distribution and development of early medieval fortifications across northern England.
Hood Hill motte and bailey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008230. View the official record →
Hood Hill motte and bailey is a Norman fortification located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008230.
Hood Hill motte and bailey 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 1008230.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roulston Scar Iron Age promontory fort (1.1 km), Section of the Cleave Dyke system 200m south east of Yorkshire Gliding Club (1.6 km), Round barrow 480m east of Yorkshire Gliding Club (1.8 km).
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