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Aldingham Motte

medieval castle in Aldingham, Cumbria, England, UK
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Aldingham Motte

Summary

Aldingham Motte is a ringwork castle[1].

Key Facts

  • Aldingham Motte is located in Aldingham[2].
  • Aldingham Motte is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Aldingham Motte's instance of is recorded as ringwork castle[4].
  • Aldingham Motte's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5].
  • Aldingham Motte's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Aldingham Motte's location is recorded as Aldingham[7].
  • +1125-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Aldingham Motte[8].
  • Aldingham Motte's OS grid reference is recorded as SD2779569876[9].
  • Aldingham Motte's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 54.1196, 'longitude': -3.10632, 'precision': 1e-06}[10].
  • Aldingham Motte's significant event is recorded as abandonment[11].
  • Aldingham Motte's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation[12].
  • Aldingham Motte's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1013819[13].
  • Aldingham Motte's replaced by is recorded as Gleaston Castle[14].
  • Aldingham Motte's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].
  • Aldingham Motte's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6286919[16].
  • Aldingham Motte's image of design plans is recorded as Aldingham Motte and environs.jpg[17].
  • Aldingham Motte's Historic England research records ID is recorded as 37622[18].
  • Aldingham Motte's Gatehouse Gazetteer place ID is recorded as English%20sites/294[19].
  • Aldingham Motte's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Brian K. Davison[20].
  • Aldingham Motte's associated electoral district is recorded as Barrow and Furness[21].
  • Aldingham Motte's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[22].

Body

Geography

Aldingham Motte is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in Aldingham[2].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ringwork castle[4], motte-and-bailey castle[5], and archaeological site[6]. Aldingham Motte's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].

History and Context

+1125-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Aldingham Motte[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Aldingham Motte, Cumbria and its Environs in the Medieval Period. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . greenlanearchaeology.co.uk. Retrieved . greenlanearchaeology.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . greenlanearchaeology.co.uk. Retrieved . greenlanearchaeology.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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