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Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill is a Norman fortification located in Derbyshire, England. The site comprises the characteristic two-part structure typical of early Norman military architecture, with a mounded earthwork (motte) and an adjacent defensive enclosure (bailey). The castle dates to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066, representing the widespread adoption of this efficient fortification type across England during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The earthworks remain visible as landscape features, preserving evidence of medieval military engineering and settlement patterns in the region.
Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013543. View the official record →
Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill is a Norman fortification located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013543.
Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill 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 1013543.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lead mines 600m and 980m south west of Oddo House Farm (8.5 km), Rainslow Scrins 470m south west of Leadmines Farm (8.5 km), Long Dale bowl barrow (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.