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Rock cut houses south of Nottingham Castle are a series of residential chambers hewn directly from the sandstone bedrock beneath the castle's southern slopes, demonstrating the medieval exploitation of Nottingham's distinctive geology for domestic purposes. These excavations date primarily to the medieval period, when the soft local sandstone made such rock-cut habitation practical and economical for the town's inhabitants. The chambers represent an important example of troglodytic settlement, a practice particularly common in Nottinghamshire where suitable geology permitted, and they illustrate the spatial constraints and building practices of medieval urban communities. The survival of these rock-cut features provides archaeological evidence of domestic life and the organisation of space in medieval Nottingham, complementing the historical record of the castle itself.
Rock cut houses S of Nottingham Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006376. View the official record →
Rock cut houses south of Nottingham Castle are a series of residential chambers hewn directly from the sandstone bedrock beneath the castle's southern slopes, demonstrating the medieval exploitation of Nottingham's distinctive geology for domestic purposes. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006376.
Rock cut houses S of Nottingham Castle 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 1006376.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nottingham Castle (0.1 km), Cellar under No 8, Castle Gate (0.4 km), Caves at Drury Hill (0.6 km).
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