| Cuckney motte and bailey castle | |
| Coordinates: | 53.2362°N -1.154°W |
| Gbgridref: | SK 56582 71405 |
| Location: | Cuckney, Nottinghamshire |
| Built For: | Thomas de Cuckney |
| Built: | 11th century |
| Designation1: | Scheduled Monument |
| Designation1 Date: | 28 April 1953 |
Cuckney Castle was in the village of Cuckney, Nottinghamshire between Worksop and Market Warsop .
It was a motte and bailey fortress founded by Thomas de Cuckney.[1] It was razed after The Anarchy in the reign of King Stephen. There are now the low remains of a motte, partly enclosed by a wide ditch and to the west the faint remnants of a bailey. These remains can be found at the edge of the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Norton Cuckney.
Cuckney motte and bailey castle is listed as a Scheduled Monument by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
In the 1950s, a mass grave of approximately 200 human remains was found in a trench near the churchyard, leading to speculation regarding a battle near the site.[2]