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Kimberworth motte and bailey castle is a twelfth-century fortification located in South Yorkshire, situated near Rotherham. The monument consists of a substantial mound with a flattened summit, characteristic of motte and bailey design, which served as a defensive stronghold during the Norman period. The site represents an important example of early medieval military architecture in the region, demonstrating the strategic use of earthwork fortifications by the Norman nobility to establish control over Yorkshire following the Conquest. Though now reduced to earthwork remains, the castle's surviving topography preserves evidence of its original layout and continues to be of archaeological significance for understanding settlement patterns and feudal landholding in twelfth-century England.
Kimberworth motte and bailey castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013469. View the official record →
Kimberworth motte and bailey castle is a twelfth-century fortification located in South Yorkshire, situated near Rotherham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013469.
Kimberworth motte and bailey 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 1013469.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Ridge: SE of Hill Top (section 700yds (660m) long, Meadowhall Road to Hill Top) (1.4 km), Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street (3 km), Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kimberworth motte and bailey castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kimberworth motte and bailey 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.