Lambley Round Hill

Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)

There are earthwork remains

NameLambley Round Hill
Alternative Names
Historic CountryNottinghamshire
Modern AuthorityNottinghamshire
1974 AuthorityNottinghamshire
Civil ParishLambley

A flat topped mound, 80' in diam and surrounded by a 10' wide ditch, was excavated in 1949. The mound, topped with a 4" layer of charcoal, was 4'6" high from the bottom of the ditch. Pottery finds (mainly Nottingham greenglaze) suggests a construction date of not earlier than 1250, but more probably nearer c. 1450. Traditionally the site of a mill, but no traces of a building were found. The layer of charcoal suggests its use as a beacon (Mein)

The mound still survives but is now reduced is diameter to 18.0m having been mutilated about most of its perimeter by a mechanical digger. The surrounding ditch no longer exists, and the field about is arable. The description of windmill mound seems most apt. (Field Investigators Comments–F1 BHS 11-FEB-75). (PastScape)

Gatehouse Comments

Recorded as a castle mount in the VCH. In the archaeological databases as windmill mound or ?beacon. Rejected by King as nothing but a millstead. This must be the "mount or platform called Castle Hill" recorded in 1715 which suggests the folk tale of this being a castle is of some antiquity but the children's game of king of the castle is also ancient and may be the origin of the name in this case.

- Philip Davis

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 ReferenceSK631456
Latitude53.004711151123
Longitude-1.05991995334625
Eastings463170
Northings345680
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Books

  • Hughes, D., 1986, Charm and Romance of Lambley (Lambley)
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 381 (reject)
  • Stevenson, W., 1906, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Nottinghamshire Vol. 1 p. 305 online copy

Journals

  • Mein, A.G., 1949, Peverel Research Group p. 9-10

Other

  • Historic England, 2016, Heritage at Risk East Midlands Register 2016 (London: Historic England) p. 71 online copy
  • Historic England, 2015, Heritage at Risk East Midlands Register 2015 (London: Historic England) p. 65 online copy
  • English Heritage, 2014, Heritage at Risk Register 2014 East Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 64 online copy
  • English Heritage, 2013, Heritage at Risk Register 2013 East Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 64 online copy
  • English Heritage, 2012, Heritage at Risk Register 2012 East Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 71 online copy
  • English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011 East Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 65 online copy
  • English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010 East Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 17 online copy
  • English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009 East Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 63 online copy
  • Creighton, O.H., 1998, Castles and Landscapes: An Archaeological Survey of Yorkshire and the East Midlands (PhD Thesis University of Leicester) p. 483-4 online copy