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Category: Motte and Bailey

Jun 27

Prehistoric mounds, cairns and boundary earthworks in Coverdale

Filed under Archaeology, Barrow, Boundary Marker, Brigantia, Brigantia England, Bronze Age, Burial Mound, Dark Ages, Dark Ages Brigantia, Early Christian, Early Medieval, Guide, Iron Age, Landscape Archaeology, Landscape feature, Motte and Bailey, Mound, New Sites, Roman, Terraces, Visible Remains

A gazetteer of probable prehistoric mounds, cairns and boundary earthworks in Coverdale. It is not complete and is still being researched.

Barrows, Boundary Markers, Bronze Age, Cairns, Coverdale, Ditches, Dykes, Earthworks, Iron Age, Medieval, Mounds, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales
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Round Hill Motte at Carlton-in-Coverdale

Filed under Archaeology, Barrow, Earthworks, Geography, Geology, Medieval, Motte and Bailey

Carlton Castle, or Round Hill Motte, at Carlton-in-Coverdale is an intriguing historical site that offers a glimpse into the medieval past of the Yorkshire Dales. The structure seems related to an extensive set of linear earthworks that have been interpreted as agricultural, however, their existence asks a question: if these are not older than this medieval interpretation.

bailey, Carlton Castle, Coverdale, Earthworks, Medieval, motte, Mound, Ridge and Furrow, Round Hill, Yorkshire Dales
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Studforth Hill Roman Amphitheatre and Motte and Bailey, Aldborough, North Yorkshire

Filed under Amphitheatre, Brigantia England, Medieval, Motte and Bailey, Norman

Studforth Hill, a site of historical significance located near the village of Aldborough in North Yorkshire, England, is known for its association with Aldborough Castle. The motte is a testament to the area’s rich past, built upon the remnants of a former Roman amphitheatre.

Aldborough, amphitheatre, bailey, Castle, hill, motte, Roman, studforth
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Motte and Bailey – Northallerton

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The motte and bailey in Northallerton hold a significant place in English history, being a prime example of early medieval fortifications in the country. The site is known to have been the location of a bishop’s palace, serving as a testament to the ecclesiastical power and influence in the region.

bailey, bishop, bishops palace, motte, northallerton, palace
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Dundon Hill Fort

Filed under Beacon, Bronze Age, Hill Fort, Iron Age, Medieval, Motte and Bailey, Myth and Legend

Dundon Hill rises as a freestanding limestone knoll above King’s Sedgemoor near Compton Dundon in central Somerset. A single earth-and-stone rampart, now anywhere between half a metre and a couple of metres high, encloses roughly five hectares on the summit.

Archaeology, Beacon, Bronze Age, Dundon, Dundon Hill, Glastonbury Tor, Hill Fort, Iron Age, King Arthur, motte, Somerset, univallate, White Horse
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Sep 28

Barwick in Elmet, West Yorkshire

Filed under Brigantia England, Iron Age, Motte and Bailey, Norman

Timeline 60BC – 138AD This timeline is focussed on the British Celtic culture and those cultures which had influence on the British Celts. It Read more Heads at St Michael, Kirklington An analysis of head carvings in a local area In many churches throughout England there are carvings of possible pagan Read more Cartimandua Yorkshire, …