More information : (SK 9096 2268) Tower Hill (T.I.) Castle Mound (G.T.). (1)
A castle mound? Stands on a natural hillock, is 5ft high and has been much dug into for ballast. (2)
A small ring castle. Extensive building foundations exist within the defensive ditch. Published survey (25") revised. (3)
SK 909 226. Tower Hill Ring Castle, Stainby. Scheduled no. LI/262. (4)
The Medieval ringwork castle described by authorities 1-3 was seen as earthworks on good quality air photographs. It comprises a deep subcircular ditch (approximately 40m in diameter), and within it is an oval mound (centred at SK 9096 2268), approximately 30m long. No building foundations were seen on available photography.
(Morph No. LI.819.5.1 - 5.2)
This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database. (5)
A medieval motte known as Tower Hill, located on the south side of the present village of Stainby. The site comprises a subcircular mound surrounded by a ditch. The motte stands up to 3 metres high, with a flat top around 20 metres in diameter on which the position of buried building remains are indicated by low earthworks. A bank encloses the top of the motte and is thought to define the location of a wall or palisade. The surrounding ditch is between 5 and 10 metres wide and 0.5 metres deep.
Scheduled. (6) |