Kingsley Castle Explained

Kingsley Castle, also known as Castle Cob, a medieval motte near Kingsley, Cheshire, England. It is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[1] [2] The motte is a cone shaped mound, high; it has a diameter of at the base and tapers to at the top. It is artificial and made from black soil.[1]

Historians used to think that the motte was a large barrow. The stone steps and concrete foundations of a summerhouse not contemporary with the castle are excluded from the protection of the scheduling. There have been limited excavations on the site by antiquarians.[1]

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53.2556°N -2.7003°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Castle Cob . Pastscape.org.uk . 10 April 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002201212/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=71622 . 2 October 2011 .
  2. Book: Castle Cob Motte . Revealing Cheshire's Past . 10 April 2009 . 15 July 2012 . https://archive.today/20120715050506/http://rcp.cheshire.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MCH8125 . dead .