Monument Number 318982 |
Hob Uid: 318982 | |
Location : Doncaster Tickhill
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Grid Ref : SK5936092840 |
Summary : The mount, on which the shell keep was situated, is partly a natural knoll of sandstone. It is 75' high and approx 80' in diameter at the top. Only the foundations of the keep remain, these were generally thought to describe a 10 sided polygonal structure, however, unscientific `excavations' carried out in the 1960s have suggested it to have been a circular structure. The Pipe Rolls of 1178 and 1179 show three entries for work on the turns at Tickhill. |
More information : [SK 5936 9284] CASTLE HILL [G.T.] THE KEEP [G.T.] (1)
The mount, on which the shell keep was situated, is partly a natural knoll of sandstone. It is 75' high and approx. 80' in diameter at the top. Only the foundations of the Keep remain, showing it to have been a ten-sided structure. The Pipe Rolls of 1178 and 1179 show three entries for work on the turns at TICKHILL(a). (2)
The steep sides of the mound are tree and bush covered. It has been mutilated in the lower reaches by landscape gardening, and terraced paths extend throughout its height. The foundations of the decagonal keep stand to a height of 0.2 m. above ground level, and are 0.3 m. thick. The buttresses project 0.3 m., and are 0.8 m. wide. See G.P. AO/60/9/6 from the N.W. (3)
Survey of 10-2-60 revised. The Keep is now shown to be of circular form with the uncovering of its outer wall during the course of a recent, but unscientific excavation by Mr. R. Young. (4) |