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Watch Hill motte and bailey castle is a Norman fortification situated approximately 450 metres south of Streethead Farm in Cheshire. The monument comprises a motte, a raised earthwork, with an associated bailey or defended enclosure, characteristic of the castle type erected across England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The site demonstrates the typical early medieval military architecture of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, when such fortifications served as centres of local lordship and defence. The earthwork remains visible as a prominent topographical feature, preserving evidence of early Norman settlement and administrative control in the Cheshire region.
Watch Hill motte and bailey castle, 450m south of Streethead Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014377. View the official record →
Watch Hill motte and bailey castle is a Norman fortification situated approximately 450 metres south of Streethead Farm in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014377.
Watch Hill motte and bailey castle, 450m south of Streethead Farm 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 1014377.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hough Hall moated site, ancillary enclosure and fishpond (3.7 km), Tatton medieval settlement, prehistoric settlement remains, the buried remains of Tatton Old Hall and mill dam (4.8 km), Standing cross St Wilfrid's churchyard (7.2 km).
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