Hedon Twyers Hill
Has been described as a Questionable Timber Castle (Motte), and also as a Questionable Fortified Manor House
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Hedon Twyers Hill |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Yorkshire |
| Modern Authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| 1974 Authority | Humberside |
| Civil Parish | Preston |
Leland writes 'And not far from this church (St. Augustine's) appeareth tokens of a pile or castle that was sometime there for the defence of the town.' This would presumably be the 'medieval moated site including a chapel and windmill mound and ponds surviving as earthworks, on Twyer's Hill. The site was occupied by the de la Twyer family from the C12-C14.' recorded in PastScape.
A non-destructive archaeological assessmenl of Twyers Hill was carried out by the Humberside Archaeology Unit at the request of Hull City Council to consider the archaeological implications to any development of the land. A survey of the surviving earthworks showed that the E. part of the site contains the well-preserved earthworks of a scheduled medieval moated enclosure and associated ponds, possible additional buildings including the site of a chapel, and a windmill mound, all of which were surrounded by a medieval field system. The documentary record shows that the moated site was occupied by the de la Twyer family from the 12th to at least the 14th centuries. In the 19th century, the site was crossed and partly disturbed by a racecourse. (Med. Arch, 1992)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | TA184289 |
| Latitude | 53.7430610656738 |
| Longitude | -0.20490999519825 |
| Eastings | 518400 |
| Northings | 428900 |
