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Thesaurus Term/Concept: MOTTE

Identifier 68841
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note An artificial steep-sided earthen mound on, or in, which is set the principal tower of a castle.

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Instances/Examples (7)

Context Record
Monument Type MDR1442 Bank Top Motte, Bank Top Farm, Hartington Town Quarter (Monument)
Monument Type MDR5168 Castle Hill Motte, Holmesfield (Scheduled Monument)
Monument Type MDR2308 Hope Motte, south-west of St Peter's Church, Hope (Monument)
Monument Type MDR4730 Motte south-west of Morley House Farm, Morley (Monument)
Monument Type MDR571 Mouselow Castle Motte, Glossop (Scheduled Monument)
Monument Type MDR5890 Pinxton Castle, Castle Wood, Pinxton and South Normanton (Monument)
Monument Type MDR5346 Probable motte, Castle Hill, Tapton (Monument)