Thurgarton Castle Hill
Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Other/Unknown)
There are no visible remains
| Name | Thurgarton Castle Hill |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Nottinghamshire |
| Modern Authority | Nottinghamshire |
| 1974 Authority | Nottinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | Thurgarton |
Situation: Castle Hill lies on the south side of Thurgarton village.
Preservation: A poorly preserved and confused, multi-phase earthwork.
Description: The earthworks comprise a three-sided rectangular, ditched enclosure, open on the north west side. Confused excavated evidence ensures that the nature of the site must remain uncertain, although there is little to support the implication of the place-name ‘Castle Hill’ and suggest defended status.
Excavation: Excavations were carried out during 1948-59 by c. Coulthard, H. Hodges, P. Gathercote and B. Wailes, revealing the following phases:
Phase I: Romano-British enclosure, dated by pottery to the 2nd/3rd century AD.
Phase II: A small mound containing fragmentary walling and a layer of ash, this phase being associated with finds of St. Neots ware.
Phase III: A mortuary chapel of two clear phases, dating respectively to the late 11th/early 12th and mid 12th century. Each phase was accompanied by burials.
Phase IV: The final phase of the mortuary chapel was dismantled to form a sheepfold.
Phase V: Two probable bronze-working furnaces on the site were dated to the mid 12th century. (Creighton 1998)
rather confused religious site. (King 1983)
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 | SK693490 |
| Latitude | 53.0338096618652 |
| Longitude | -0.96790999174118 |
| Eastings | 469300 |
| Northings | 349000 |
