Beacon Hill Castle

Heritage listing

Details Beacon Hill motte castle lies in the centre of the village of Wollaston, just to the south of the church. The conical mound of the motte is over 6m high, with a base diameter of approximately 60m and a flat summit about 24m across. The motte ditch is still apparent on the south side and, during small scale excavations in 1961-2, the ditch was found to be up to 3.5m deep. Pottery of the 12th century was also discovered, together with the remains of a 12th century stone building which stood on the summit. This building is considered to be the remains of an early stone castle, which was destroyed soon after it was built, and traces of an even earlier structure were found beneath it. It is also known that a post mill was sited on the motte in the 13th to 15th centuries. There is no record of a bailey being attached to the castle but this may have been destroyed by later building on the site. Made up paths and buildings on the site are excluded from the scheduling but the ground beneath is included. MAP EXTRACT The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 13647 Legacy System: RSM

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.