Cuckney Castle
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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. 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.
Cuckney
Cuckney is a small village in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, between Worksop and Market Warsop.The A60 road connects Market Warsop and Cuckney via Cuckney Hill.-History:...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
between Worksop
Worksop
Worksop is the largest town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. It is about east-south-east of the City of Sheffield and its population is estimated to be 39,800...
and Market Warsop .
It was a motte and bailey fortress founded by Thomas de Cuckney. It was slighted after The Anarchy
The Anarchy
The Anarchy or The Nineteen-Year Winter was a period of English history during the reign of King Stephen, which was characterised by civil war and unsettled government...
in the reign of King Stephen
Stephen of England
Stephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda...
. 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.