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Castles in the Lune Valley

Castle Hill, Burton in Lonsdale

Castle Hill, Burton in Lonsdale is a large and imposing site, sitting on the outskirts of the village next to the church and dominating the route alongside the river Greta from Hornby to Ingleton ( see map ). The motte is some 9.6m higher than the surrounding fields and retains a breastwork wall around the upper part of the mound. A nearly square bailey lies on the west side of the motte and a second semi-lunar bailey is to the south. There are remains of both the outer defensive ditch and a counterscarp bank outside this. Excavations carried out in 1904 suggested that the site originated as a ringwork in the 12th century and was converted into a motte some time later. The site went out of use in the mid 14th century. Like the site at Halton the parish church and churchyard are adjacent to, but outside, the defences, perhaps suggesting that this too is a pre-Conquest foundation.

Castle Hill, Burton in Lonsdale

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