Tapton Castle motte

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Date first scheduled

29 December 1952

What is recorded here

Tapton Castle motte is a scheduled monument in Chesterfield, England.

From the Historic England (National Heritage List for England) record 1011210

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Photo credits

• Dave Bevis, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Wayland Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Alan Walker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• John Jennings, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Ashley Dace, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Roger Templeman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Betty Longbottom, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Philip Thompson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• DS Pugh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Neil Theasby, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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