Kingsley Castle, also known as Castle Cob, a medieval motte near Kingsley, Cheshire, England. () It is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The motte is a cone shaped mound, high; it has a diameter of at the base and tapers to at the top. It is artificial and made from black soil.
Historians used to think that the motte was a large barrow. The stone steps and concrete foundations of a summerhouse not contemporary with the castle are excluded from the protection of the scheduling. There have been limited excavations on the site by antiquarians.
See also
List of castles in Cheshire
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