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Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton, is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in County Durham. The monument consists of an earthen mound typical of eleventh and twelfth-century fortifications, representing a form of defensive settlement constructed during the period following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The site exemplifies the strategic military architecture employed by Norman lords to establish control over the English landscape, with its elevated mound designed to support a wooden or stone tower overlooking the surrounding terrain. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and contributes to understanding the pattern of Norman settlement and territorial organisation in the north-east of England.
Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018677. View the official record →
Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton, is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018677.
Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton 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 1018677.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ryton village cross 160m south east of church (0.2 km), Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns (5 km), Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village (5.6 km).
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