Oxenhall 'motte'

Has been described as a Questionable Timber Castle (Motte)

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains

NameOxenhall 'motte'
Alternative Names
Historic CountryGloucestershire
Modern AuthorityGloucestershire
1974 AuthorityGloucestershire
Civil ParishOxenhall

Field immediately south of the church has a marked rise or mound in it which does not appear to be entirely natural in origin. It has the appearance of a considerably eroded and ploughed down castle mound or motte. There is also some indication from APs of ploughed out ditch around the mounded area. It is therefore very tentatively suggested that the church was associated with a defended site. (Gloucestershire HER 14021)

Indication from APs of a ploughed out ditch around mounded area. (Gloucestershire HER 14022)

Gatehouse Comments

The location, next to a church and at the probably site of a entirely lost medieval village, is suggestive of a small castle. (c.f. Dymock Castle Tump 2.5km to the north). However, there is a canal next to the site and canal building produces mounds of spoil. If geophysics was done at the site and ditches were shown this could be a castle or manor house site but spoil heap seems more likely. N.B. A disused small loop of an extension of the the canal makes this superficially look like a large moated manorial enclosure on the map.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSO711266
Latitude51.9375991821289
Longitude-2.42110991477966
Eastings371100
Northings226600
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