Toddington Castle
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| Toddington Castle | |
|---|---|
| Toddington, Bedfordshire, England | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Motte-and-bailey |
| Condition | Earthworks |
| Location | |
  Toddington Castle Shown within Bedfordshire | |
| Coordinates | 51°56′59″N 0°31′48″W / 51.9496°N 0.5299°W |
| Grid reference | grid reference TL0113128916 |
| Height | 18ft |
| Site history | |
| Built | 13th Century |
| Materials | Earth |
Toddington Castle, today known as "Conger Hill Motte", is an artificial earthen mound located in the village of Toddington, in the county of Bedfordshire, England.
It was a motte-and-bailey castle, made first of timber and later of stone, that dates from prior to the 13th century when it was listed as the stronghold of Sir Paulinus Pegure (Paul Pever), who leased it from Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk.[1] The name Conger Hill is recorded from 1597 and it has been considered that the name may be a corruption of an earlier Celtic British name. The mound was used in the 16th century as a rabbit warren.[2]
The site is a Scheduled Monument, classified as a medieval motte. Only earthworks, which rise 18 ft above the present bottom of the moat and have a flat top 92 ft in diameter without trace of a rampart, remain.[2]
