Lowdham Motte

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

Excavations between 1936 and 1941 revealed the remains of a Medieval Motte. The mound was elliptical, 100ft by 70ft and 9ft high, surrounded by a ditch. A stone wall 4ft thick, was found around the edge of the top of the mound and a 'pavement' of stones 2ft wide and 18ft long ran across the ditch. The former probably represents the remains of a keep. Roman and Medieval pottery was found as well as two C14 keys.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK66434676

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; 319882

• Web site links
  • http://www.thorotonsociety.org.uk/gateway/places/castles/castles1.htm
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p87
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p380
    Stevenson, W., 1906, VCH Nottinghamshire Vol1 p305, 310, 313
• Journal Articles
  • Speight, Sarah, 1994, 'Early Medieval Castles in Nottinghamshire' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol98 p66
    1942, Thoroton Society, Excavation Section Vol6 p7
    1939, Thoroton Society, Excavation Section Vol3 p32
    1938, Thoroton Society, Excavation Section Vol2 p13
    1937, Thoroton Society, Excavation Section Vol1 p11-15
    Chalkley Gould, 1907, Journal of the British Archaeological Association Vol13 p57