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Swine Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey fortification located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a substantial earthwork comprising a raised mound with an associated bailey, typical of Norman defensive architecture of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Though modest in scale compared to masonry castles, such fortifications were common throughout the medieval period as centres of local lordship and control. The castle's earthwork remains survive as a significant archaeological monument documenting the pattern of Norman settlement and military organisation in Yorkshire.
Swine Castle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008042. View the official record →
Swine Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey fortification located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008042.
Swine 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 1008042.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 300m south of Castle Hill Farm (0.2 km), Site of Swine Cistercian nunnery (1.6 km), Moated monastic grange site and fishponds in Paradise Wood, 630m north west of Carlam Hill Farm (3.5 km).
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