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The following are mottes (allegedly) and are examples of mounds all around the UK that originally got me started thinking along this particular line.

http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/accomfinder/product.aspx?ProductID=3171

now does that one look spookily familiar?

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dmotte%2Band%2Bbailey%2Bcastles%26js%3D1%26ni%3D21%26ei%3Dutf-8%26y%3DSearch%26fr%3Dytff1-msgr%26xargs%3D0%26pstart%3D1%26b%3D43&w=473&h=239&imgurl=www.ballybegvillage.com%2Fimages%2Fknockgraffon_motte_baily.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballybegvillage.com%2Ftower_houses.html&size=16.5kB&name=knockgraffon_motte_baily.jpg&p=motte+and+bailey+castles&type=JPG&oid=8f86f102c59b9c58&no=47&tt=282&sigr=11geqdbnt&sigi=11rjq7d81&sigb=148ef0ccq


Another one in Ireland.


http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/164/oxfordcastle.htm

you need to scroll to the bottom for the motte pic


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnstaple_Castle

Although they all are claimed to have been purpose built by the castle builders, I doubt much evidence is extant - core samples, excavations etc.
as only outermost layers are of much interest to archaeo's who actually have excavated mottes, as they will usually have assumed the date of the mound to be contemporary with the earliest castle building phase only.

My Favourite is probably the Bass of Inverurie which is now in the graveyard.
There's good evidence of the Neolithic & Bronze age around the natural mound that was then shaped into a motte. There are also Pictish carved stones in the graveyard.
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/inverurie/bass/images/header-450.jpg
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.details_gis?inumlink=18883#

Local to me is a natural hill that used to be known as 'the Silbury of the North', Freebrough hill
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1583/freebrough_hill.html

cheers
fitz

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Another one in Ireland.

Thats is this one.

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/11389/knockgraffon_motte.html

If you see the folklore section it dates to pre-Norman times.