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Rise Mote Hill

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Moat Hill

In the civil parish of Rise.
In the historic county of Yorkshire East Riding (Modern Authority of East Riding of Yorkshire, 1974 county of Humberside).

PastScape report read "A flat-topped and steeply scarped natural hillock measuring about 40m north-south by 26m east-west and is up to 3m in height. It is thought to be a moot or meeting place rather than an actual motte. Also reported to be the site of a lodge." Seems like a perfectly possible motte to me on edge of DMV. Rise was a manor granted to Franco de Fauconberg after Conquest but wasn't a particuarly important preconquest site so a moot hill seems unlikely to me.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TA146417

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 80743

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