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Mote Hills is a motte and bailey castle situated in Northumberland, England, representing the characteristic defensive architecture of the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The monument comprises an earthen mound, or motte, accompanied by an associated bailey, or outer enclosure, typical of early medieval fortifications constructed rapidly across northern England during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Such castles served as focal points for Norman administrative control and defence in the borderland regions of northern England. The earthwork remains visible today as a testament to the early medieval settlement and military organisation of the region.
Mote Hills motte and bailey castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007524. View the official record →
Mote Hills is a motte and bailey castle situated in Northumberland, England, representing the characteristic defensive architecture of the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007524.
Mote Hills 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 1007524.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fishpond, 400m south-west of Ray Cottages (8.5 km), 'Robin of Risingham' Roman Rock Carving (8.6 km), Round cairn, 1.2km NNW of Ferneyrigg (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Mote Hills 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.
Mote Hills motte and bailey castle stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.