King's Hill motte

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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King's Hill motte preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Lincolnshire. It is one of six motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. The closest station is Thorpe Culvert, 9.6 km to the north-east. Bolingbroke Castle and Wybert's Castle are among the castles within 14.3 km.

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