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Monument Number 313333
Hob Uid: 313333
Location : City of Derby Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SK3550036100
Summary : Site of a motte and bailey at Cockpit Hill. The castle is recorded in 1085 and disappeared at an early date. Speed's map of 1610 shows an artificial mound which was levelled at the end of the 18th century. The site is now completely built over.
More information : (SK355361) Cockpit Hill (NAT). (1) Castle Hill, Now Cockpit Hill, was a Norman motte and bailey castle which disappeared at an early date. The castle is recorded as 'copecastel' in 1085, 'the castle near the market'. 'The Cock Pitt' first appears in 1610 on Speed's map, and looks like a Norman castle with artificial mound, which was levelled at about the end of the 18th century. (2-3) Completely built over. (4)

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Source details : OS 1:2500 1967
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte And Bailey
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 33 NE 27
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-11-30
End Date : 1966-11-30

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 313333