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Castle Hill Motte
Hob Uid: 8996
Location : Cumbria Allerdale Maryport
Grid Ref : NY0339036260
Summary : The earthworks and buried remains of Castle Hill motte, a 12th century medieval castle, together with the foundations of a World War II gun emplacement located on the summit of the motte. The motte is surrounded by a deep ditch on all sides except the west where the defence is afforded by the steeply sloping hillside. On the summit of the motte there are the foundations of a World War II gun emplacement which guarded the approaches to Maryport harbour. Scheduled.
More information : [Centred at NY 0339 3628] Mote Hill [GT] Castle Hill [TI] (1) Castle Hill at the south end of the town [Maryport] is a 12th cent. type Motte, 160 yards circumference at base, and ditched except on the steepest side above the river. (2) NY 034362 Mote Hill, Castle Hill motte; scheduled. (3) The motte was mapped from air photographs as part of the Hadrian's Wall NMP project. It has a diameter of up to 48 metres and, as stated above, is encircled by a ditch apart from its western extent which abuts the cliff edge. On vertical photographs dating to 1948 trackways are visible leading to and across the summit of the motte. Two of these lead to disturbed areas at NY 0340 3628 and NY 0339 3628 in the northern half of the summit of the motte but no specific structures are visible. (4-6)

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Source details : OS 6" Prov 1957
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Source details : WG Collingwood
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Source details : Cumbria
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Source details : NMR NY 0336/13 (3211/16) 05-AUG-1986
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Source details : 18-Jul-00
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Source details : RAF 58/B/44 5247 19-MAY-1948
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : NMR OS/76034 301 23-APR-1976
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C12
Monument End Date : 1199
Monument Start Date : 1100
Monument Type : Motte
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : World War II
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Gun Emplacement
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CU 358
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CU 162
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 32853
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Cumbria)
External Cross Reference Number : 827
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Cumbria)
External Cross Reference Number : 6307
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 03 NW 8
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2008-12-31

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Castle Hill Motte