Kingsley Castle

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Kingsley Castle , also known as Castle Cob , is a decayed medieval castle in the village of Kingsley in the English administrative division of Cheshire West and Chester . It is considered a Scheduled Monument .

The mound is frustoconical , 2.8 meters high, 23 meters in diameter at the base and one 6 meters at the top. It is man-made and consists of black earth.

Historians initially considered the mound of the moth to be a large barrow . The stone steps and concrete foundations of a summer house are from a later time. The latter are not part of the Scheduled Monument. So far there have been only limited excavations.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Castle Cob . Pastscape. Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Monument Details - Castle Cob Motte . Revealing Cheshire Past. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Castle Cob Moth . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved June 23, 2016.

Coordinates: 53 ° 15 ′ 19.5 "  N , 2 ° 41 ′ 55.7"  W.