Old Rectory motte

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

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A motte-and-bailey castle once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Cheshire. It is one of five motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide lists in the county. The nearest railway station is Chester, 4.2 km to the north. The nearest other motte-and-bailey castle is Chester Castle, 3.1 km to the north.

Full name: Motte and associated earthworks east of Old Rectory

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