Cuckney Castle

Cuckney Castle was in the village of Cuckney, Nottinghamshire between Worksop and Market Warsop (grid reference SK566714).

Cuckney motte and bailey castle
Cuckney motte and bailey castle, December 2017
Location	Cuckney, Nottinghamshire
Coordinates	53°14′10″N 1°09′15″W
OS grid reference	SK 56582 71405
Built	11th century
Built for	Thomas de Cuckney
Scheduled monument
Designated	28 April 1953 [1]
Reference no.	1010909

It was a motte and bailey fortress founded by Thomas de Cuckney.^[2] It was razed after The Anarchy in the reign of King Stephen. There are now the low remains of a motte, partly enclosed by a wide ditch and to the west the faint remnants of a bailey. These remains can be found at the edge of the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Norton Cuckney.

Cuckney motte and bailey castle is listed as a Scheduled Monument by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.^[3]

In the 1950s, a mass grave of approximately 200 human remains was found in a trench near the churchyard, leading to speculation regarding a battle near the site.^[4]

See also

• Adulterine castle