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Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge is a complex medieval fortified site located in Yorkshire comprising a motte and bailey castle, moated enclosure, windmill mound, and associated linear earthwork. The motte and bailey element represents a typical Norman defensive structure, whilst the moated site and additional features suggest occupation and development through the medieval period. The windmill mound indicates the site's economic importance and sustained use beyond purely military functions. The preservation of these distinct archaeological features provides evidence of the site's evolving purpose and the layering of medieval activity across a single location.
Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge: a motte and bailey castle, moated site, windmill mound and associated linear outwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011612. View the official record →
Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge is a complex medieval fortified site located in Yorkshire comprising a motte and bailey castle, moated enclosure, windmill mound, and associated linear earthwork. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011612.
Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge: a motte and bailey castle, moated site, windmill mound and associated linear outwork 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 1011612.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 120m south of Low Barn (5.8 km), Round barrow in Harland's Plantation (5.8 km), Henge monument 500m north west of Low Barn (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge: a motte and bailey castle, moated site, windmill mound and associated linear outwork'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.
Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge: a motte and bailey castle, moated site, windmill mound and associated linear outwork stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.