Watch Hill Castle

medieval castle in Bowdon, Greater Manchester, England, UK
AdministrativeArea motte_and_bailey_castle Q7973049
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Watch Hill Castle

Summary

Watch Hill Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1]. It draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (motte_and_bailey_castle category, ranking #27 of 72).[2]

Key Facts

  • Watch Hill Castle is located in Bowdon[3].
  • Watch Hill Castle is located in Trafford[4].
  • Watch Hill Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Watch Hill Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[6].
  • Watch Hill Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[7].
  • The location of Watch Hill Castle was Bowdon[8].
  • Watch Hill Castle's Commons category is recorded as Watch Hill Castle[9].
  • Watch Hill Castle was part of the conflict Revolt of 1173–1174[10].
  • Watch Hill Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ7478485993[11].
  • Watch Hill Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.370416666666664, 'lon': -2.381333333333333}[12].
  • Watch Hill Castle's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation[13].
  • Watch Hill Castle's significant event is recorded as topographical survey[14].
  • Watch Hill Castle's significant event is recorded as geophysical survey[15].
  • Watch Hill Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[16].
  • Watch Hill Castle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23'}[17].
  • Watch Hill Castle's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Barry Johnson[18].
  • Watch Hill Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Altrincham and Sale West[19].
  • Watch Hill Castle's historic county is recorded as Cheshire[20].

Body

Geography

Watch Hill Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Bowdon[3], a village[21], in United Kingdom[22] and Trafford[4], a metropolitan borough[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1974[25].

Physical Characteristics

Watch Hill Castle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include motte-and-bailey castle[6] and archaeological site[7]. Watch Hill Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[16].

Why It Matters

Watch Hill Castle draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (motte_and_bailey_castle category, ranking #27 of 72).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Watch Hill, Bowden. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Watch Hill, Bowden. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Watch Hill, Bowden. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Watch Hill, Bowden. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . archaeologytea.wordpress.com. Retrieved . archaeologytea.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . archaeologytea.wordpress.com. Retrieved . archaeologytea.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Watch Hill, Bowden. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Watch Hill, Bowden. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site
    Location Bowdon
    Associated electoral district Altrincham and Sale West
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32660|batch #32660]]: better qualifier for unparished areas (4): Change P131 qualifier"
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