Egmanton Gaddick Hill

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Egmarton

In the civil parish of Egmanton.
In the historic county of Nottinghamshire (Modern Authority of Nottinghamshire, 1974 county of Nottinghamshire).

Medieval motte and bailey castle, in quite good condition although both the motte and the bailey have been damaged by animal tread particularly the bailey. The Motte is 460ft in circumference at the base and 198ft at the top, with an escarpment of 50ft slope at its highest. A probable entrance to the bailey exists to the north. The motte has a terrace on the SE side, this is suggested as an entrance lobby type outwork by Speight.

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 SK73526896

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; 322577

• Web site links
  • http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/120/egmartoncastle.htm
    http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/autumnexcursion1902/egmanton.htm
    http://www.thorotonsociety.org.uk/gateway/places/castles/castles1.htm
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p85
    Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p203 [slight]
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p380
    Stevenson, W., 1906, VCH Nottinghamshire Vol1 p306
• Journal Articles
  • Speight, Sarah, 2006. 'Castles and Settlement in Rural Nottinghamshire: Laxton, Egmanton and Greasley' Chateau Gaillard Vol22
    Speight, Sarah and Franklin, Geraint, 2004 April, 'Egmanton near Laxton: the second finest motte and bailey castle in Nottinghamshire? Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol98 p65-81
    Speight, Sarah, 1994, 'Early Medieval Castles in Nottinghamshire' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol98 p58-70
    Chalkley Gould, 1907, Journal of the British Archaeological Association Vol13 p57-60
    Anonymous, 1902, 'Autumn excursion' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol6
• Other sources and unpublished works (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • Groves, G.,1987, 'Gazetteer of Minor Moated and Fortified Sites in Nottinghamshire (Unpub MA Thesis; University of Nottingham) p37-8