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Clifton Motte

Has been described as a Questionable Timber Castle (Motte)

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains

Name	Clifton Motte
Alternative Names
Historic Country	Westmorland
Modern Authority	Cumbria
1974 Authority	Cumbria
Civil Parish	Clifton

Possible motte and bailey covered by C12 church (Listed II-star) and church yard, precursor to later tower. (Jackson)

Gatehouse Comments

No mention of possible castle or features other than the church in PastScape. C13 pottery found nearby.It is quite common for churches to built upon mounds or at local high spots. The church at Beaumont, Cumberland, is built on an actual motte and it may be influencing the interpretation of other churches on mounds in Cumbria and beyond. Gatehouse can see no reason that the original medieval manor was not at Clifton Hall.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number

Historic England Listed Building number(s)

1348695

Images Of England

74222

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)

(church)
12088

County Historic Environment Record

www.cumbria.gov.uk/planning-environment/countryside/historic-environment/HER.asp

OS Map Grid Reference	NY531270
Latitude	54.6363906860352
Longitude	-2.72671008110046
Eastings	353190
Northings	527050