Cuckney Castle
Cuckney Castle was in the village of Cuckney, Nottinghamshire between Worksop and Market Warsop. It was a motte and bailey fortress founded by Thomas de Cuckney.Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: site of former castle in North Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cuckney motte and bailey castle”
Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Norton Cuckney and The Greendale Oak Inn.
St Mary’s Church, Norton Cuckney
Church
Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Mary's Church, Norton Cuckney is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Cuckney. At the edge of the churchyard are the remains of Cuckney Castle, a motte and bailey castle listed as a Scheduled Monument by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
The Greendale Oak Inn
Pub
Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Greendale Oak Inn is a pub, which is situated 480 feet south of Cuckney Castle.
Monument To Lord George Bentinck, 30 Metres North Of Bentinck Lodge
Memorial
Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monument To Lord George Bentinck, 30 Metres North Of Bentinck Lodge is a memorial, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Cuckney Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cuckney and Norton.
Cuckney
Village
Photo: Ann Ballinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cuckney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck, in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, located between Worksop and Church Warsop.
Norton
Village
Photo: BulldozerD11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England.
Meden Vale
Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meden Vale is a small village near to Church Warsop. The village is part of the parish of Warsop. It is also situated close to the small town of Market Warsop, in north Nottinghamshire, England, off the main A60 Mansfield to Worksop road, and lies within Mansfield District Council administrative area.
Cuckney Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cuckney, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cuckney Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cuckney Castle Hill”
- German: “Cuckney Castle”
- Swedish: “Cuckney Castle Hill”
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