Crookbarrow Hill

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Cruckbarrow Hill

In the civil parish of Whittington.
In the historic county of Worcestershire (Modern Authority of Worcestershire, 1974 county of Hereford and Worcester).

Earthwork and buried remains of a motte castle situated on the summit of Crookbarrow Hill,a natural knoll, which rises roughly 20m above the Severn Valley. In the medieval period the motte was formed by enhancement of the summit of the knoll through artificially steepening the upper parts of its naturally steep sides, and effect which is now most clearly visible on the north face of the mound. The resulting material was used to create a roughly oval summit, measuring circa 75m WNW-ESE by circa 40m transversely. The motte is associated with large areas of ridge and furrow. The best preserved of this lies to the north and west of the knoll, aligned roughly north west-south east.

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

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO874523

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

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PastScape number; 116162