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Motte Castle in Kimbolton Park is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located in Huntingdonshire, England. The monument, known locally as Castle Hill, consists of the characteristic raised earthwork mound typical of eleventh and twelfth-century military architecture. The site represents an important example of early Norman defensive strategy in the East Midlands region, constructed during the period following the Norman Conquest when such fortifications were established across England to consolidate control. The earthwork survives as a substantial topographical feature within the parkland setting of Kimbolton, preserving evidence of medieval military engineering and settlement patterns in Huntingdonshire.
Motte castle in Kimbolton Park, known as Castle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015013. View the official record →
Motte Castle in Kimbolton Park is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located in Huntingdonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015013.
Motte castle in Kimbolton Park, known as 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 1015013.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including College Farm moated site and associated banked enclosure and fishpond (6.2 km), Bushmead Priory: an Augustinian priory 800m north east of Bushmead Cross (7 km), Turnpike Farm moated enclosure and associated cultivation earthworks. (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte castle in Kimbolton Park, known as Castle Hill'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 castle in Kimbolton Park, known as Castle Hill stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.