Castle Hill |
| Hob Uid: 318423 | |
Location :
Nottinghamshire
Bassetlaw
Norton and Cuckney
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| Grid Ref : SK5656471387 |
| Summary : Medieval motte and bailey castle, built between 1135 and 1154, believed to be of adulterine origin. A church now stands in what was the bailey and the churchyard has destroyed any internal features. It is thought likely that the castle was never completed. Scheduled. |
More information : (SK 5655 7142) Moat (SK 5656 7139) Castle Hill. (1)
Thomas de Cuckney built a castle at Cuckney in Stephen's reign (1135 - 1154). The motte is at the western end of the churchyard. The north boundary of the churchyard follows an earth bank. A bank in the churchyard, running south from the northern boundary and west of the church tower may have divided the inner and outer bailey. There are no remains of the east or south sides. An adulterine castle. (2)
A motte west of the church. (3)
The remains of a motte and bailey. St Mary's church has been erected within the bailey and this, together with subsequent graves, has destroyed any surface evidence of former internal structures. The perimeter ditch is well preserved to the west of the motte but there is no trace of the bailey ditch to the east suggesting the possibility that the work was never completed.Published survey (25" 1960) correct. (4)
SK 5657 7140. Cuckney motte and bailey castle. Scheduled RSM no. 13393. (5)
Listed by Cathcart King. (6) |