Redbourne Castle Hills

In the civil parish of Redbourne. In the historic county of Lincolnshire (Modern Authority of North Lincolnshire, 1974 county of Humberside).

Medieval motte and bailey, alternatively thought to be a moated site. A Bailey like enclosure seen as earthworks at Castle Hills. The enclosure is visible on two sides to the east and south of a house. The enclosure is defined by three banks and ditches. The earthworks have been ploughed flat but are visible as cropmarks. The site is almost certainly that of a bailey - no motte visible.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK97449993

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 326958
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record. In particular '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, or elsewhere.

• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p69 [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 p262
    Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1964, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Harmondsworth) p340 [slight]
• Journal Articles
  • White, A.J., 1978, East Midland Archaeological Bulletin Vol12 p34
    King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol3 p90-127
    
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc. (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • Loughlin, Neil and Miller, Keith, 1979, A survey of archaeological sites in Humberside carried out for the Humberside Joint Archaeological Committee p208