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Butthouse Motte, Kings Pyon

In the civil parish of Kings Pyon. In the historic county of Herefordshire (Modern Authority of Herefordshire, 1974 county of Hereford and Worcester).

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Masonry Castle
.
  Confidence: This site was certainly a medieval fortification or palace.   Earthworks remains.
Earthwork and buried remains of a small motte castle, situated on a south east facing slope above a tributary of Wellington Brook. The remains include an earthen motte mound, roughly circular, circa 28m in diameter at the base and circa 17m in diameter at the top. The motte is steep-sided and has a flat top, which is circa 2.4m high in the west and circa 1.7m high in the east. Traces of bailey and traces of stonework on motte. Has previously been described and scheduled as round barrow, now scheduled as motte

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO44254895

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Mid to late 19th century maps

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Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 107990
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 3204 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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This record last updated on Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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