Cuckney Castle

Cuckney Castle was in the village of Cuckney, Nottinghamshire between Worksop and Market Warsop (grid reference SK566714).

It was a motte and bailey fortress founded by Thomas de Cuckney. It was slighted after The Anarchy in the reign of King Stephen. There are now the low remains of a motte, partly enclosed by a wide ditch and to the west the faint remnants of a bailey.

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Coordinates: 53°14′12″N 1°09′12″W / 53.23662°N 1.15344°W / 53.23662; -1.15344

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