Trafford
Name | Remains | Date | Location | Description | Ref(s) |
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Watch Hill Castle | Earthworks | Probable 12th century | Bowdon 53°22′12″N 2°22′44″W / 53.369862°N 2.378858°W / 53.369862; -2.378858 (Watch Hill Castle) | The castle is a motte-and-bailey, consisting of a conical mound (motte) 40 m (130 ft) in diameter and 17 m (56 ft) high, surrounded by a triangular lower enclosure (bailey) covering 2,400 square metres (0.59 acre). It probably belonged to Hamon de Massey, a baron who owned several manors locally, inlcluding those of Baguley, Bowdon, Dunham, and Hale. The structure had fallen into disuse by the 13th century. |
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