Wing, Castle Hill

In the civil parish of Wing.
In the historic county of Buckinghamshire (Modern Authority of Buckinghamshire, 1974 county of Buckinghamshire).

Turf-covered earthen mound situated in a commanding position above natural slopes on the North and West sides. It is circa 30.0 m in diameter, and 4.0m high on the SE side, 6.0 m high on the North-West. The summit has been mutilated by digging, and a road encroaches on the South-East edge. The name, size, shape, reasonable defensive position, and its situation within Wing indicate a motte, though no ditch or outer bank can be seen around it. There is no certain evidence for a bailey, though a scarp, 0.6 m high, extending from the NE side of the mound could be the mutilated remains. The logical position for the bailey would have been on level ground to the SE of the mound, an area now occupied by housing.

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 SP88072280

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 344550 & 915371

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p37
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p10 [slight]
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p28
Page, Wm (ed), 1908, VCH Buckinghamshire Vol2 p335

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