Garthorpe Motte

In the civil parish of Garthorpe.
In the historic county of Leicestershire (Modern Authority of Leicestershire, 1974 county of Leicestershire).

Motte. King writes is shapeless mound and rejects it as a castle. Creighton suggests may be motte close to watermill. Area called 'Castle Close' in C18. Its position would be similar to many mottes, close to a church and a river crossing, but the maintainance of watermills can involve producing spoil or making earthworks and the associated flooding can erode earthworks.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK835209

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; 323648

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1
Nichols, J., 1804, The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicestershire Vol2 p186, 190

Journal Articles

Creighton, O.H., 1997, 'Early Leicestershire Castles: Archaeology and Landscape History' Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol71 p29
McWhirr, A.D. and Winter, M.J., 1978-79, 'Medieval Castles Additional Information' Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol54 p74-75
Cantor, Leonard, 1977-8, 'The Medieval Castles of Leicestershire' Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol53 p38

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