Rampton Castle
Cambridgeshire, England
Rampton Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Cambridgeshire, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Cambridge Castle, 5.5 mi away.
Rampton Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Cambridge Castle
5.5 mi away
Castles in Cambridgeshire
17
England
About Rampton Castle
Rampton Castle, known locally as Giant's Hill, is the earthwork remains of a motte and bailey castle in Rampton, Cambridgeshire. It is believed that the castle was constructed during The Anarchy by the forces of King Stephen to contain the revolt of Geoffrey de Mandeville.
From the Wikipedia article on Rampton Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rampton Castle sits at 52.2915, 0.0961 in Cambridgeshire. The closest other castles are Cambridge Castle (5.5 mi), Burwell Castle (9.8 mi) and Bourn Castle (9.9 mi). Cambridgeshire has 17 castles in all.
