Monument record 423/1/1 - Lilbourne Castle Motte (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation)

Earthwork: Non-destructive fieldwork

{3} What appears to be the earliest part of the site consists of a tall conical motte, now 7.25m high, with a surrounding ditch and a small sub-rectangular bailey on its north east side.

{6} The motte is of a truncated conical shape. It is approx. 6m above the original land surface, the slightly domed top extending to c.80m square. When constructed, it is probable that the motte was slightly higher, with a larger plateau and steeper sides.

<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Photographs). SNN104822.

<2> Hawkes, W., 1834, Castle Hills, Lillburn, (checked) (Plan). SNN57251.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.126 site 2 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77381.

<4> Timmins E.W., 1997, Lilbourne, A brief history, (unchecked) (Website). SNN44073.

<5> Northamptonshire County Council, 1997, Photographs, (unchecked) (Photographs). SNN52353.

<6> RYLATT J, 1997, Lilbourne Castle, Northamptonshire: a survey of the earthworks, p.22-3 (unchecked) (Dissertation). SNN72869.

<7> Cadman, G., 2003, Lilbourne Castle, (checked) (Photographic prints (COL)). SNN106861.

Record last edited

Oct 1 2010 2:50PM