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Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and moated site north and east of Aughton church is a twelfth-century defensive settlement located in the parish of Aughton in Yorkshire. The site comprises a motte, or raised earthwork, accompanied by a bailey, the characteristic fortified enclosure typical of Norman and post-Conquest fortifications in northern England. Associated with the castle complex are the remains of a fishpond and evidence of moating, features which served both practical and status-affirming functions within the medieval manorial landscape. The monument represents the material expression of feudal authority and settlement organisation during the medieval period in this region of Yorkshire.
Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and moated site north and east of Aughton church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007973. View the official record →
Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and moated site north and east of Aughton church is a twelfth-century defensive settlement located in the parish of Aughton in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007973.
Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and moated site north and east of Aughton church 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 1007973.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Ellerton Priory (1.2 km), Danes Hills square barrow cemetery on Crook Moor (3.9 km), Moated site and fishpond 140m south of St Helen's Church (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and moated site north and east of Aughton church'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.
Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and moated site north and east of Aughton church stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.