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The remains of the motte and bailey castle at Hinckley is a Norman fortification located in Leicestershire, England, dating to the early medieval period following the Norman Conquest. The site comprises an earthwork mound, or motte, with an associated bailey, representing a typical form of military architecture employed by the Norman nobility to establish control over newly conquered territories. The castle's earthwork construction reflects the strategic importance of Hinckley in the post-Conquest settlement of the East Midlands, though the site has not developed into a substantial stone fortress. Today the monument survives as a significant archaeological earthwork testament to Norman military occupation and the administrative reorganisation of the landscape following 1066.
Remains of the motte and bailey castle at Hinckley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010299. View the official record →
The remains of the motte and bailey castle at Hinckley is a Norman fortification located in Leicestershire, England, dating to the early medieval period following the Norman Conquest. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010299.
Remains of the motte and bailey castle at Hinckley 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 1010299.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted village of Stretton Baskerville (2.8 km), Bowl barrow 490m north west of Abbey Farm (4 km), Elmesthorpe church, ruined nave and west tower (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Remains of the motte and bailey castle at Hinckley'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.
Remains of the motte and bailey castle at Hinckley stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.