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Thesaurus Term/Concept: MOTTE

Identifier 68841
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note An artificial steep-sided earthen mound on, or in, which is set the principal tower of a castle.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (5)

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Instances/Examples (10)

Context Record
Monument Type MEX33198 Birch Castle (Monument)
Monument Type MEX28982 Castle Mound North of St John's Church, Mount Bures (Monument)
Monument Type MEX2289 Earthworks at Bentley Mill (Monument)
Monument Type MEX21047 Medieval mill mound or motte, Mill Hill, near High Garrett (Monument)
Monument Type MEX4269 Medieval motte and fishpond, The Mount, Stebbing Park (Monument)
Monument Type MEX32363 Possible medieval castle earthwork, Brimstone Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MEX4657 Possible medieval windmill mound or moat at Bannister's Green (Monument)
Monument Type MEX15686 Possible motte or ornamental mound on Down Hall grounds (Monument)
Monument Type MEX5121 Post-medieval windmill mound, Hempstead Hill, Hempstead (Monument)
Monument Type MEX37649 Probable Roman funerary barrow with possible Anglo Saxon secondary burial, 'Plumberow Mount', Hockley (Monument)