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| Name: | Sapcote Castle motte?, Toot Hill, Sapcote |
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| HER Ref: | MLE17706 |
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| Parish: | Sapcote, Blaby, Leicestershire |
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| Grid Reference: | SP 488 933 |
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| Map: | Coming soon |
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Monument Types
- MOTTE? (Medieval - 1067 AD to 1539 AD)
Summary
Nichols records that the motte of the castle (see MLE279) was levelled shortly after 1778. It stood in Toot Hill Close and a low mound that still stood in the 1980s may mark the spot.
Additional Information
<1> Hartley R F, 1989, The Medieval Earthworks of Central Leicestershire, p58 & p68 (Bibliographic reference). SLE342.
"The motte is recorded as having been levelled shortly after 1778. It stood in Toot Hill Close, and a low mound still remaining there may well mark the spot (1)."
Sources
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Hartley R F. 1989. The Medieval Earthworks of Central Leicestershire. p58 & p68. |
Associated Finds
Designations
- Scheduled Monument 1010301: SAPCOTE CASTLE AND MOAT
Associated Images
Sapcote historic core, castle, moated enclosure, fishponds (?1985)
© Unknown
Sapcote historic core, castle, moated enclosure, fishponds (1970s)
© Unknown
RFH plan of earthworks at Sapcote Castle
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