'The Castles' Motte and Bailey Castle

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‘The Castles’ motte and bailey: Historic England List Entry Number: 1007749 Location: Barrow upon Humber, North Lincolnshire. Full description: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1007749 The monument includes a medieval motte and bailey castle overlooking the River Humber and the stream known as The Beck which flows into it. It comprises an earthen motte and a series of earthwork enclosures including bailies and stock-pens. These enclosures are subdivided by a complex water-management system which was originally fed by The Beck which lies to the south of the monument. The motte stands up to 3m above ground level and is surrounded by a dry moat 2m deep and 15m wide. To the north of the motte, in this moat, is an earthen bank 20m long, 15m wide and 2m high which would originally have supported the wooden bridge between the motte and the bailey which lies to the north. This bailey is 100m wide from east to west and 70m long from north to south.....(see link)