Castles and forts in Bassetlaw
The Discover Alone map has 5 castles and forts in Bassetlaw, England. Below are the 5 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Bothamsall motte and bailey castle and hollow wayScheduled monumentBothamsall castle hill is a motte and bailey in Bassetlaw where a hollow way still cuts through the land. People may…- Worksop Castle: eleventh century motte castle and twelfth century shell keep castleScheduled monumentWorksop Castle is an eleventh century motte and twelfth century shell keep, the kind of place where stone and soil…
- Hayton Castle moated site and fishpondScheduled monumentHayton Castle moated site and fishpond is a scheduled monument in Bassetlaw, England. The distinction protects the…
- Haughton decoy and motte and bailey castleScheduled monumentHaughton holds two visible ghosts beside one another: a duck decoy for patient human hands and a motte and bailey…
- Cuckney motte and bailey castleScheduled monumentHalf a century after the Norman conquest, men piled river clay into a sharp-topped mound above the Cuckney valley and…