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Kinaird motte and bailey castle is a Norman fortification located in Lincolnshire, England, comprising a motte, or artificial mound, with an associated bailey or defensive enclosure. The site dates to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066, when such earthwork castles were rapidly constructed across England to consolidate military control. The motte and bailey form represents one of the most common castle types of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, typically serving as a stronghold for a local Norman lord. The earthwork remains survive as substantial archaeological features demonstrating the defensive and administrative functions these fortifications served in medieval Lincolnshire.
Kinaird motte and bailey castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017556. View the official record →
Kinaird motte and bailey castle is a Norman fortification located in Lincolnshire, England, comprising a motte, or artificial mound, with an associated bailey or defensive enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017556.
Kinaird 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 1017556.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Axholme Carthusian Priory and post-Dissolution garden earthworks, Melwood Park (1.7 km), Market cross at junction of High Street, Low Street and Haxey Lane (3.1 km), Mowbray Cross, Green Hill, Church Street (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kinaird motte and bailey castle'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.
Kinaird motte and bailey castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.