Ryton motte


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  • Description

    The motte is a well-defined, flat-topped mound on the north side of Ryton church, within the churchyard. It measures 30 m across the base, 8 m across the top and is 4 m high. The ground falls away sharply to the north, but on the south side of the motte there are the remains of a ditch, c. 12 m wide across the top, and 2 m wide across the bottom which is c. 1.6 m below the level of the ground to the south. If a bailey ever existed then it presumably lies under the churchyard....

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    Link: https://www.twsitelines.info/SMR/141
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
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