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Hood Hill motte and bailey is a Norman defensive earthwork located in Yorkshire. The monument consists of the characteristic two-part structure typical of early medieval fortifications, comprising a raised mound or motte with an associated bailey or outer enclosure. Dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066, such motte and bailey castles represent a significant phase of military architecture in England. The site survives as an earthwork monument and forms part of the archaeological record documenting Norman settlement and control in the Yorkshire region.
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 defensive earthwork located in Yorkshire. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hood Hill motte and bailey'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.
Hood Hill motte and bailey stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.