Cuckney Castle
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| Cuckney Castle | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
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.jpg) Cuckney motte and bailey castle, December 2017 | |
| Type: | Motte and bailey castle |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK56587140 |
| Location: | 53°14’10"N, 1°9’15"W |
| Village: | Cuckney |
| History | |
| Built 11th century | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Ruins |
Cuckney Castle stood in the village of Cuckney, Nottinghamshire between Worksop and Market Warsop. It was a motte and bailey fortress founded by Thomas de Cuckney.[1]
The castle was razed after The Anarchy in the reign of King Stephen. There are now the low remains of a motte, partly enclosed by a wide ditch and to the west the faint remnants of a bailey. These remains can be found at the edge of the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Norton Cuckney.
Cuckney motte and bailey castle is listed as a Scheduled Monument.[2]
In the 1950s, a mass grave of approximately 200 human remains was found in a trench near the churchyard, leading to speculation regarding a battle near the site.[3]
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Panorama of Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney (with St Mary's Church in the background) -
Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney -
Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney -
Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney (with St Mary's Church in the background) -
Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney (with St Mary's Church in the background) -
Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney (with St Mary's Church in the background) -
Panorama of Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney -
Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney -
Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney -
Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney (with St Mary's Church in the background) -
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Panorama of Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney (with St Mary's Church in the background)
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References
- ↑ Sir James Dixon Mackenzie (7th Bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat): 'The Castles of England: Their Story and Structure' (Macmillan 1896) page 448
- ↑ National Heritage List 1010909: Cuckney motte and bailey castle, Norton Road, Cuckney (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ Miller, Ben (15 June 2015). "Archaeologists plan to investigate burial site which could re-write 7th century Battle of Hatfield". Culture24. http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art528807-archaeologists-plan-to-investigate-burial-site-which-could-rewrite-7th-century-battle-of-hatfield.
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3