MANOR GARTH HILL

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Medieval motte surviving as an earthwork is visible as an earthwork on air photographs. A Roman glass bottle was found here in 1865. The motte is from 9 to 15 feet above the ditch and there is still a breastwork of earth containing walling around the top. The motte is 100 feet in diameter. There are remains of a bailey. The earthwork is scheduled.

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[SE 41653039] Manor Garth Hill [GT]. (1)

"Kippax: Manor Garth Hill - The motte is rather low varying from nine to fifteen feet above the ditch, but seems to be of its original height, as it still retains a breastwork of earth round the top. There are signs of a wall under this breastwork. The diameter of the top is 100 ft. One ditch has been filled up; there are projections to the west of the hill as though a sort of low and broad terrace had been made there. There are signs that the bailey lay to the east in land now annexed to the churchyard, but its area cannot be determined. The site is not specially defensible, ... Kippax was a demesne manor of Ilbert de Laci at Domesday(a). In 1258 it was held of the King in chief as a baron(b)". (2)

Brief note describing Motte and bailey as in (2). (3)

A Roman glass bottle was found, March 1865, on the site of an artificial mound in the township of Kippax, now in the possession of Mr. John Holmes of Mithley. (4)

The Motte is as described in 2. The outlines of the Bailey (to the east of the Motte) appears to be preserved on its N. and E. sides by the course of Robinson Lane. A 25" survey has been made. (5)

Survey of 4.4.60. Checked and still correct. (6)

SE 4165 3039. Manor Garth Hill ringwork. Scheduled RSM No 13291. (7)

Listed by Cathcart King. (8)

The feature described above is visible as an earthwork on air photographs and was mapped as part of the Lower Wharfedale NMP project.
(9)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1905-38

( 2) edited by William Page 1912 The Victoria history of the county of York, volume two

The Victoria history of the counties of England 1912 Page(s)31-2

( 2a) General reference

Domesday Book i, 315a.

( 2b) General reference

Yorks Inq (Yorks Rec.Ser), i, 63.

( 3) by John L Illingworth 1970 Yorkshire's ruined castles : an account of their history, asssociations and architecture with a chapter on the fortified houses of the county

Page(s)128

( 4) The gentleman's magazine library

1887 Page(s)367

( 5) Field Investigators Comments

F1 RWE 04-APR-60

( 6) Field Investigators Comments

F2 RWE 24-OCT-63

(7) English Heritage 1995 County list of Scheduled Monuments : March 1994

1994 Page(s)8

( 8) David J Cathcart King 1983 Castellarium anglicanum : an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the Islands. Volume II : Norfolk-Yorkshire and the islands

2 - 1983 Page(s)519

(9) Vertical aerial photograph reference number

NMR MAL/71039 0053 01-May-1971

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