Bride Motte
Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle ()
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Bride Motte |
| Alternative Names | Lambhill |
| Historic Country | Man |
| Modern Authority | Man |
| 1974 Authority | A |
| Civil Parish | Bride |
Flat-topped natural knoll with an apparently artificial ditch and bank running NW-SW. Suggested to be a medieval motte. In the north west the knoll has been protected by a bank with an outer height of 0.8m and an inner height of 0.6m which extends down its south west side in diminishing strength. It has an outer ditch, 2.5m wide with an average depth of 0.3m, on the north west side only. The steep sides of the scarps serve as a defence. the flat top has a diameter of 10m. (PastScape summary)
NX 45300078. The earthwork is situated on a natural knoll raised above and at the southern terminal of a low ridge which extends to the north west. In the north west the knoll has been protected by a bank with an outer height of 0.8m and an inner height of 0.6m which extends down its south west side in diminishing strength. It has an outer ditch, 2.5m wide with an average depth of 0.3m, on the NW side only. Elsewhere the steep sides of the knoll - possibly scarped - serves as its only defence. The flat top has a diameter of 10.0m. In the SE the lower slopes have been mutilated by a modern hedge bank. There is no trace of an entrance or a bailey and the earthwork is heavilly covered with fern. The interior appears rather uneven possibly caused by low footings (F1 DE 31.10.55). (PastScape)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | NX453007 |
| Latitude | 54.3789710998535 |
| Longitude | -4.38327980041504 |
| Eastings | 245300 |
| Northings | 500780 |
