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Holt Pond Motte, Blendworth

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Motley's Copse

In the civil parish of Rowlands Castle.
In the historic county of Hampshire (Modern Authority of Hampshire, 1974 county of Hampshire).

Small motte castle, thought to date from C11 or C12, located at Motley's Copse. The site comprises a roughly circular inner platform, standing up to 1.3m above the surrounding woodland, and encircled by a flat-topped earthen bank. The motte lies 200m south-west of a larger ringwork and bailey. Both fall within the boundaries of thr medieval royal hunting forest of Bere and form part of the Hundred of Finchdean, owned by Robert, Earl of Arundel. It is possible that the motte represents a small siege castle built against the ringwork and bailey by Henry I before he banished Robert of Arundel in 1101.

This site has been described as a;
Siege Work.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU72281205

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

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PastScape number; 242817

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 22758

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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