Watch Hill mote-hill
Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)
There are no visible remains
Name | Watch Hill mote-hill |
Alternative Names | |
Historic Country | Cumberland |
Modern Authority | Cumbria |
1974 Authority | Cumbria |
Civil Parish | Burgh By Sands |
Watch Hill, and Skew Hill, approach very closely to the less distinct forms of mote-hill. (VCH 1901)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid Reference | NY313597 |
Latitude | 54.9272918701172 |
Longitude | -3.07214999198914 |
Eastings | 331380 |
Northings | 559700 |
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- Collingwood, W.G., 1901, 'Remains of the pre-Norman Period' in H.Arthur Doubleday (ed), VCH Cumberland Vol. 1 p. 293 online copy
- Nicholson, J. and Burn, B., 1777, The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland (London) Vol. 2 p. 222 online copy