Otley; The Mount

Has been described as a Certain Timber Castle (Motte)

There are earthwork remains

NameOtley; The Mount
Alternative NamesOtley Barrow
Historic CountrySuffolk
Modern AuthoritySuffolk
1974 AuthoritySuffolk
Civil ParishOtley

Motte and possible several baileys. The motte is a large sub-circular mound about 50m in diameter at the base reducing to 37m at the top and 4m high. This is surrounded by a ditch up to 18m wide and 1m deep. The bailey was probably to the south west, there is no sign of it except possibly a curving hedgerow to the west. Finds recovered included medieval pottery, key, spearhead, coins and buckles. (PastScape)

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law

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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTM202545
Latitude52.14501953125
Longitude1.21801996231079
Eastings620280
Northings254520
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Books

  • Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of East Anglia (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 86
  • Martin, Edward, 1999 (3edn), 'Medieval Castles' in Dymond, David and Martin, Edward (eds) An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (Lavenham) p. 58-9
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 459
  • Pevsner, N., 1961, Buildings of England: Suffolk (London, Penguin) p. 357
  • Wall, 1911, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Suffolk Vol. 1 p. 602-3 (plan) online copy
  • Copinger, W.A., 1909, Manors of Suffolk Vol. 3 p. 76- (tenurial history) online copy

Journals

  • Owles, E.J., and Smedley, N., 1963, 'Archaeology in Suffolk, 1963' Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History Vol. 29.3 p. 352 online copy