Stainby Tower Hill

In the civil parish of Gunby And Stainby.
In the historic county of Lincolnshire (Modern Authority of Lincolnshire, 1974 county of Lincolnshire).

Medieval motte known as Tower Hill, located on the south side of the present village of Stainby. The site comprises a subcircular mound surrounded by a ditch. The motte stands up to 3m high, with a flat top around 20m in diameter on which the position of buried building remains are indicated by low earthworks. A bank encloses the top of the motte and is thought to define the location of a wall or palisade. The surrounding ditch is between 5 and 10m wide and 0.5m deep.

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

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK90962268

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; 325490

• Web site links
  • http://www.roffe.freeserve.co.uk/earthworks/castles/stainby.htm
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p62
    Roffe, David, 1993, 'Castles' in Bennett, S. and Bennett, N. (eds), An Historical Atlas of Lincolnshire (University of Hull Press) p40-1
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p263
    Pevsner, N., Harris, J., 1964, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (London) p655-6