Kingsley Castle Cob

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Castle Cobb; Manley

In the civil parish of Kingsley.
In the historic county of Cheshire (Modern Authority of Cheshire, 1974 county of Cheshire).

Medieval motte castle surviving as an earthwork. A steep sided earthen mound 19m in diameter and up to 2.8m high. The flat top is c. 6m in diameter. Excavations in C19 found the motte to be built of black soil.

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 SJ53387341

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 71622

Books

Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Lancashire and Cheshire (Malvern) p20
Longley, D., 1987, in Harris, B.E. and Thacker, A.T. (eds), VCH Cheshire Vol1 p83
Cullen, P.W. and Hordern, R., 1986, Castles of Cheshire (Crossbow Books) p12
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p68
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Ormerod, G., 1882 [2edn], History of the County Palatine and city of Chester (London) Vol2 p2

Journal Articles

Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol112 p77-124

Other sources and unpublished works (Theses, in-house reports and other such)

Vale Royal Borough Council: Ancient Monument No 22595

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