Scheduled Monuments›England›Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains

Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains

England
List entry 1016616
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016616
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.3 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 34935 70479
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Shotwick Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated near the village of Shotwick in Cheshire, England, with origins in the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The castle comprises a substantial earthwork mound surrounded by bailey defences, representing a characteristic early medieval fortification type designed to control the strategic approaches to the Dee estuary. Alongside the castle earthworks, the site preserves evidence of a late medieval garden, indicating continued occupation and refinement of the castle precinct during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The monument survives as a significant archaeological landscape demonstrating the evolution of this important Cheshire stronghold from its Norman foundation through the late medieval period.

Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016616. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains?

Shotwick Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated near the village of Shotwick in Cheshire, England, with origins in the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016616.

Who is responsible for protecting Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains?

Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains 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 1016616.

What other scheduled monuments are near Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden (5.8 km), Hawarden Castle (5.9 km), Green Lane Farm Moated Site (6.9 km).

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
First month just £4.99, then £9.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains report
Or see a real report first
Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden
Post Medieval/Modern · Lock Up5.8 km
Hawarden Castle
Medieval · Castle5.9 km
Green Lane Farm Moated Site
Medieval · Moated Site6.9 km
Bretton Hall Moated Site
Medieval · Moated Site7 km
Roman quarry including Edgar's Cave and the rock-cut figure of Minerva on Edgar's Field, 150m south west of Dee Bridge
7.6 km
Moated site 180m W of Fir Tree Farm
8.3 km
Industrial Tramway, Near Buckley
Post Medieval/Modern · Tramroad8.6 km
Dodleston Hall moated site
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains

Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains

Battle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~8.2 milesBattle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~21.2 miles
Domesday entry for Shotwick, Cheshire →
All Scheduled Monuments