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King's Hill motte and bailey castle is a Norman fortification located in Lincolnshire, England. The site comprises a substantial motte, or artificial mound, surrounded by a bailey, the characteristic earthwork defensive system typical of early Norman castles erected following the conquest of 1066. Like many such fortifications in the region, King's Hill represents the practical military architecture favoured by Norman lords during the late eleventh and twelfth centuries as a means of establishing control over the English landscape. The surviving earthworks preserve evidence of this important phase of medieval fortification, though the site has not seen structural development beyond its original Norman construction.
King's Hill motte and bailey castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018398. View the official record →
King's Hill motte and bailey castle is a Norman fortification located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018398.
King's Hill 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 1018398.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval dylings and flood defence bank at Gold Fen Dike Bank, immediately south west of Ash Cottage (2.5 km), Abbey Hills moated site (4.1 km), Churchyard cross, All Saints churchyard (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of King's Hill 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.
King's Hill motte and bailey castle stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.