What is recorded here
Moot Hill in Yorkshire is a Norman motte and bailey castle that later became a moated manor. The mound still stands where soldiers once watched the land, while water channels later surrounded a quieter household. Strength changed into comfort, but the earth remembers both.
The National Heritage List for England records Moot Hill motte and bailey castle, and site of a medieval moated manor as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Built in the late 11th or early 12th century, likely by a Norman lord following the conquest of 1066, Moot Hill is important as a rare surviving example of a motte and bailey castle combined with a moated manor site, illustrating medieval military and administrative practices in rural England.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
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