Blackrod Castle Croft

In the civil parish of Blackrod. In the historic county of Lancashire (Modern Authority of Bolton, 1974 county of Greater Manchester).

Possible Medieval castle mound, now mostly destroyed by housing development. Earthworks consisted of an elongated oval mound 29m by 16m at the top, and 2.3m high above a broad terrace way which flanks the north east side. Excavations in 1952 discovered a possible robbed out building and finds including Medieval coins and pottery and post-Medieval pottery. Later prehistoric finds including flint implements were also recorded.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SD61921067

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 43478
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, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Lancashire and Cheshire (Malvern) p22
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p244
    Farrer, William and Brownbill, J. (eds), 1911, VCH Lancaster Vol5 p299
    Gardner, 1908, in Farrer, William and Brownbill, J. (eds), VCH Lancaster Vol2 p553
• Journal Articles
  • Willett, F., 1952-3, Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society Vol63 p201-6