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Lowick Motte

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Low Steads

In the civil parish of Lowick. In the historic county of Durham; North (Modern Authority of Northumberland, 1974 county of Northumberland).

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
  Confidence: This site was certainly a medieval fortification or palace.   Earthworks remains.
Ring motte surviving as an earthwork, partly overlying the site of an earlier enclosure of which no trace remains. The main earthwork has been formed by cutting off the promontory by a deep ditch. Spoil from the ditch has been used to form a strong inner rampart on the south east side of the enclosed area which has deen scarped to form an almost perfect circle. The main ditch has an average width of 13m with an inner bank 2.5m high internally and 5m above the bottom of the ditch.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NU03313956

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Air Photo and general mapping

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Mid to late 19th century maps

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Landscape form and features

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General location and route planning

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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 6095
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is N3678 '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 Thursday, December 17, 2009

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