Holmesfield Castle Hill

In the civil parish of Holmesfield.
In the historic county of Derbyshire (Modern Authority of Derbyshire, 1974 county of Derbyshire).

Castle mound. The top of the motte is 18m in diameter with a slightly sunken centre. The ditch survives on the northern side, with an average depth of 1.5m below the surrounding land surface and on average 14m wide. The motte has been destroyed on the south side by a cutting for a house and a parish hall. The motte may have supported a stone tower. Possibly built by Roger Deincourt.

This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle
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 SK31897764

PastScape number; 314296

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p22
Turbutt, Gladwyn, 1999, A History of Derbyshire Vol2 (Merton Priory Press)
Smith, Michael E., 1992, Castles and Manor Houses in and around Derbyshire (Derby)
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p109
Hart, C.R., 1981, The North Derbyshire Archaeological Survey to AD1500 (Derbyshire Archaeological Trust)
p146
Cox, 1905, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Derbyshire Vol1 p374

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Holmesfield Castle Hill

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK31897764

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