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Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Medieval remains in Derbyshire, England</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the nearby village, see <a href="/wiki/Castle_Gresley" title="Castle Gresley">Castle Gresley</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Castle_knob_view_from_east.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Castle_knob_view_from_east.jpg/220px-Castle_knob_view_from_east.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Castle_knob_view_from_east.jpg/330px-Castle_knob_view_from_east.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Castle_knob_view_from_east.jpg/440px-Castle_knob_view_from_east.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>The motte, viewed from the east</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Castle Knob</b><sup id="cite_ref-boston_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boston-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the <a href="/wiki/Motte-and-bailey_castle" title="Motte-and-bailey castle">motte</a> (artificial hill) of <b>Castle Gresley</b>, a ruined <a 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The date of construction is not known but may have been in the mid-12th century <a href="/wiki/The_Anarchy" title="The Anarchy">Anarchy</a> era. The site was long under the ownership of the <a href="/wiki/Gresley_baronets" title="Gresley baronets">de Gresley family</a>. The castle survives as earthworks including a 4-metre (13 ft) high motte and three <a href="/wiki/Bailey_(castle)" title="Bailey (castle)">baileys</a>, the largest measuring 70 metres (230 ft) across. The site had been abandoned by the 16th century and, in the mid-20th century, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Observer_Corps" title="Royal Observer Corps">Royal Observer Corps</a> (ROC) installed a <a href="/wiki/Royal_Observer_Corps_monitoring_post" title="Royal Observer Corps monitoring post">nuclear warfare monitoring post</a> in the central bailey. The site (excluding the ROC post) became a <a href="/wiki/Scheduled_monument" title="Scheduled monument">scheduled monument</a> in 1966. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castle_Knob&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Castle_knob_1944-1973.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Castle_knob_1944-1973.png/220px-Castle_knob_1944-1973.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Castle_knob_1944-1973.png/330px-Castle_knob_1944-1973.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Castle_knob_1944-1973.png/440px-Castle_knob_1944-1973.png 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="389" /></a><figcaption>Castle Knob on a mid-20th century map. The rectangle south of the motte is the Royal Observer Corps post, at the bottom of the image is the <a href="/wiki/Leicester%E2%80%93Burton_upon_Trent_line" title="Leicester–Burton upon Trent line">Burton to Leicester railway line</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The castle site has commanding views over the <a href="/wiki/River_Trent" title="River Trent">River Trent</a> to the north and the <a href="/wiki/River_Mease" title="River Mease">River Mease</a> to the south. The castle complex is large and generally well preserved; it is thought to retain a lot of archaeological remains. The castle was of the <a href="/wiki/Motte_and_bailey" class="mw-redirect" title="Motte and bailey">motte and bailey</a> type with a central motte (keep) enclosed with three associated bailey enclosures.<sup id="cite_ref-he_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-he-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The motte sits on a conical hill around 50 metres (160 ft) in diameter at its base and 12 metres (39 ft) at the top.<sup id="cite_ref-dher_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dher-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-he_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-he-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The motte stands around 4 metres (13 ft) high with a portion, around 5 metres (16 ft) in diameter raised still higher and thought to be the location of a tower, since lost. The motte is encircled within a 10-metre (33 ft) wide ditch that is currently around 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) deep. The ditch has been partially filled on the north side with earth arising from a nearby housing development. The motte is linked to a 3-metre (9.8 ft) high mound to the east where a tower once stood, possibly to guard the main entrance to the site.<sup id="cite_ref-he_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-he-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The motte lies within the central bailey which, at around 70 metres (230 ft) at its widest point, is the largest of the three.<sup id="cite_ref-dher_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dher-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-he_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-he-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The northern bailey is separated from the central bailey by a 2-metre (6 ft 7 in) deep ditch and measures around 40 metres (130 ft) on its longest axis.<sup id="cite_ref-dher_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dher-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-he_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-he-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The southern bailey is separated from the central bailey by a 5-metre (16 ft) wide <a href="/wiki/Berm" title="Berm">berm</a>. There is no evidence of earthwork <a href="/wiki/Rampart_(fortification)" title="Rampart (fortification)">ramparts</a> but each bailey would have been enclosed by a <a href="/wiki/Counterscarp" title="Counterscarp">scarp</a> topped with a timber palisade. The remains of a number of structures including a main hall, living quarters, kitchens, workshops, stables and paddocks lie within the baileys. A modern shed and stable stand on part of the north bailey.<sup id="cite_ref-he_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-he-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castle_Knob&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Castle_knob_from_south-east.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Castle_knob_from_south-east.jpg/220px-Castle_knob_from_south-east.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Castle_knob_from_south-east.jpg/330px-Castle_knob_from_south-east.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Castle_knob_from_south-east.jpg/440px-Castle_knob_from_south-east.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>The motte viewed from the south-east, looking across the central bailey from the scarp</figcaption></figure> <p>The castle is similar in style to those constructed during the 12th century but does not appear in the historic record until the 14th century so its date of construction is unknown.<sup id="cite_ref-boston_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boston-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2007 <a href="/wiki/South_Derbyshire_District_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="South Derbyshire District Council">South Derbyshire District Council</a> plaque on the site notes that it pre-dates 1252 when the nearby settlement is first described as "Castelgresele", being named after the castle, but may even have been abandoned by this time.<sup id="cite_ref-boston_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boston-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-plaque_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-plaque-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The land was owned by the <a href="/wiki/Gresley_baronets" title="Gresley baronets">de Gresley family</a> and Georgian antiquarian <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Lysons_(antiquarian)" title="Daniel Lysons (antiquarian)">Daniel Lysons</a> wrote that they took their name from the settlement.<sup id="cite_ref-mackenzie_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackenzie-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The de Gresleys were descended from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigel_de_Stafford&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nigel de Stafford (page does not exist)">Nigel de Stafford</a> (son of <a href="/wiki/Robert_de_Stafford" title="Robert de Stafford">Robert de Stafford</a>), who held the area at the time of <a href="/wiki/Domesday" class="mw-redirect" title="Domesday">Domesday</a> in 1086. The family had adopted the de Gresley name by 1166.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The plaque on the site notes that it is possibly an illegal castle (ie. built without a <a href="/wiki/Licence_to_crenellate" title="Licence to crenellate">licence to crenellate</a> from the monarch) constructed during the mid-12th century <a href="/wiki/The_Anarchy" title="The Anarchy">Anarchy</a> which saw conflict between forces loyal to <a href="/wiki/Stephen,_King_of_England" title="Stephen, King of England">Stephen of Blois</a> and those loyal to <a href="/wiki/Empress_Matilda" title="Empress Matilda">Empress Matilda</a> over their rights to take the English throne. At this time the landowner would have been William de Gresley who also founded <a href="/wiki/Gresley_Priory" title="Gresley Priory">Gresley Priory</a>, located around 1 mile (1.6 km) from the site.<sup id="cite_ref-plaque_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-plaque-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-boston_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boston-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the castle was constructed in the <a href="/wiki/Norman_era" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman era">Norman era</a> it would be one of the few surviving from that period in Derbyshire.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1582 the antiquarian <a href="/wiki/William_Camden" title="William Camden">William Camden</a> noted that remains of a mansion were visible on the site but that the de Gresleys had long abandoned the castle to live at nearby <a href="/wiki/Drakelow" title="Drakelow">Drakelow</a>. Drakelow had long been linked to the de Gresleys; by 1330 Geoffrey de Gresley had the right to use gallows both at Drakelow and Castle Gresley. The castle remained in the ownership of the de Gresley family until at least the end of the 19th century.<sup id="cite_ref-mackenzie_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackenzie-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Castle_knob_ROC_post.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Castle_knob_ROC_post.jpg/220px-Castle_knob_ROC_post.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Castle_knob_ROC_post.jpg/330px-Castle_knob_ROC_post.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Castle_knob_ROC_post.jpg/440px-Castle_knob_ROC_post.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Above ground remains of the ROC post</figcaption></figure> <p>During the 19th century the <a href="/wiki/Midland_Railway" title="Midland Railway">Midland Railway</a> built the <a href="/wiki/Leicester%E2%80%93Burton_upon_Trent_line" title="Leicester–Burton upon Trent line">Burton to Leicester railway line</a> to the south of the site and erected <a href="/wiki/Gresley_railway_station" title="Gresley railway station">Gresley railway station</a> to the east.<sup id="cite_ref-dher_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dher-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Observer_Corps" title="Royal Observer Corps">Royal Observer Corps</a> (ROC) installed an underground <a href="/wiki/Royal_Observer_Corps_monitoring_post" title="Royal Observer Corps monitoring post">nuclear warfare monitoring post</a> in the central bailey.<sup id="cite_ref-he_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-he-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-plaque_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-plaque-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The plaque on the site notes that the ROC lowered the motte slightly to widen the platform and allow them to better install monitoring equipment atop it.<sup id="cite_ref-plaque_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-plaque-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The site received statutory protection by listing as a <a href="/wiki/Scheduled_monument" title="Scheduled monument">scheduled monument</a> on 31 August 1966; the site of the now-disused ROC monitoring post is excluded from the listing.<sup id="cite_ref-he_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-he-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castle_Knob&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; 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Boydell & Brewer. p. 82. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-78327-783-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-78327-783-4"><bdi>978-1-78327-783-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Lordship+and+Locality+in+the+Long+Twelfth+Century&rft.pages=82&rft.pub=Boydell+%26+Brewer&rft.date=2024&rft.isbn=978-1-78327-783-4&rft.aulast=Boston&rft.aufirst=Hannah&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D_8vnEAAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACastle+Knob" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-he-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-he_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-he_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-he_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-he_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-he_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-he_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-he_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-he_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1011209?section=official-list-entry">"Castle Gresley motte and bailey castle, Castle Gresley - 1011209"</a>. <i>Historic England</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 October</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Historic+England&rft.atitle=Castle+Gresley+motte+and+bailey+castle%2C+Castle+Gresley+-+1011209&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhistoricengland.org.uk%2Flisting%2Fthe-list%2Flist-entry%2F1011209%3Fsection%3Dofficial-list-entry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACastle+Knob" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-dher-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-dher_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-dher_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-dher_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-dher_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR2549">"Monument record MDR2549 - Motte and bailey castle, Castle Gresley"</a>. <i>Derbyshire Historic Environment Record</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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