Record Details
| HER Number: | 00216 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Castle Hill Motte and Bailey/Audley Castle |
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Summary
The scheduled remains of a medieval motte and bailey, comprising of a low lying mound over looking the road from Newcastle at Audley. This was probably the site of the castle of the Audley's in the 13th century, prior to them moving to Heighley.
| Grid Reference: | SJ 7996 5108 |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ75SE |
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| Parish: | Audley Rural, Newcastle Borough |
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| Map: | Show this site on map |
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Monument Type(s):
Associated Finds:
- COIN (MEDIEVAL - 1307 AD to 1327 AD)
Associated Events:
- EST301 - Un-named event/activity
- EST468 - Un-named event/activity
- EST477 - Un-named event/activity
- EST54 - Un-named event/activity
Protected Status:
- Scheduled Monument 21538: Castle Hill Motte
Full description
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Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST3723 - Scheduling record: English Heritage. Ongoing. Scheduled Monument Designation Documents and Scheduled Monument Consents. A.M. 7 (R.A. Hartley, 1973) / A.M. 12 (C.A. Snowdon, 1980) and A.M. 107 (C.A. Snowdon, 1982) |
| <2> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 75 SE - 3 (T.N.S.F.C. Vol 49, 1915, p92-96, A Scrivener, Excavations at Castle Hill, Audley 1911) |
| <3> | SST2033 - Serial: University of Keele. 1964. North Staffordshire Journal of Field Studies Volume 4 (1964). An Archaeological Gazetteer of Staffordshire Part 1 by A.J.H. Gunstone, page 15, Audley Rural |
| <4> | SST3521 - Verbal communication: Chris Wardle (Staffordshire County Council). up to 2004. Observations by a member of the Historic Environment Team, Staffordshire County Council. 1995 |
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