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Castle Bank
Hob Uid: 414968
Location : Kent Maidstone Staplehurst
Grid Ref : TQ7843040630
Summary : Remains of a medieval moot and its surrounding quarry ditch located near Knox Bridge. The mound has a deep bowl-shaped depression in the interior which served as the arena for debate and decision-making. Previously interpreted as the site of a Norman motte castle.
More information : TQ 7843 4067: Castle Bank [NR] (1) Castle Bank near Knox Bridge, otherwise known as Knocks or Nocks Bridge Castle, consists of a fosse with the ballast thrown inward to form a ramparted keep, the fosse being supplied with water via a channel from the nearby stream. There is no trace of a bailey or further enclosure. (2) When the moat was drained some time prior to 1873 many stumps were discovered which appeared to be the remains of a palisade. (3) Scheduled as Castle. No 116. (4) Castle Bank, a ring motte, heavily overgrown, otherwise in fairly good condition, and as described above. It is placed in a significant position at an old river crossing. (5) Checked and correct. (6) Additional bibliography. (7-9) Reinterpreted by the Monuments Protection Programme as the remains of a medieval moot and its surrounding quarry ditch. The circular mound stands 2.8 metres above the level of the surrounding ground and has a deep bowl-shaped depression 2 metres deep and 27 metres in diameter in the interior which served as the arena for debate and decision-making. Previously interpreted as the site of a Norman motte castle. (10)

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Source details : OS 6" 1961
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Source details : 1979 (ed C J Bond)
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Source details : 1977 (T Tatton-Brown)
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Source details : DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112
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Source Number : 10
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Source details : English Heritage Schedule copy MPP AA 51053/1 30-JUL-1991
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Moot
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : KE 116
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 12842
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 74 SE 1
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1961-12-01
End Date : 1961-12-01

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-02-06
End Date : 1964-02-06

Historic England Research Records

Castle Bank