Wrangle Kings Hill

In the civil parish of Wrangle. In the historic county of Lincolnshire (Modern Authority of Lincolnshire, 1974 county of Lincolnshire).

Medieval motte and bailey, part of which is still visible as earthworks, although some areas have been completely ploughed out. The motte is circular in plan 60m in diameter and 2m high and surounded by a ditch 2m deep. The bailey to the south was also moated. It measures 60m north south by 70m east west. The site is believed to be associated with a manorial estate established during C11 and C12, in the early C17 this passed to James I and the site became known as Kings Hill.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TF41355310

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 355193
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 10036 '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.

• Web site links
  • http://www.lincsheritage.org/lincs/forts/index.html
    http://www.roffe.co.uk/earthworks/castles/wrangle.htm
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p69
    Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p148 [slight]
    Roffe, David, 1993, 'Castles' in Bennett, S. and Bennett, N. (eds), An Historical Atlas of Lincolnshire (University of Hull Press) p40-1
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p264
    Pevsner, N., Harris, J., 1964, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (London) p716-7 [slight]
    Allen, T., 1934, History of the county of Lincolnshire Vol1 p13
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc. (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • English Heritage, 1998, Revised Scheduling Document 22742 MPP23
    Healey, R.H. and Roffe, D.R., Some Medieval and later earthworks in South Lincolshire (unpublished)
    Downman, E. A., 1911, 'Ancient Earthworks in Lincolnshire' p35 (British Library MS)