Winter Solstice 2015
Started out early in the morning after dropping Raye at work. Ventured to Castle Gresley, about a mile away is a village called Church Gresley! Obviously there is a church at one and at the other a castle! Travelling by road between the two I could see no sign of a castle. My deadline for leaving was 11am in oreder to pick Raye up from work. After going round in circles a few time and the rain getting heavier I circled a new roundabout and spotted on a hill a mound. So headed in that direction, unable to find I saw a jitty by the side of this built up area marked by a public footpath side. It was now 10:45! My instincts told me it might be there, so I quickly ran up a small incline and 'hey presto' there it was. A bailey and motte in full view! Brilliant! Quickly checked for a leyline and there it was running parallel to the path and running through it. It has a motte and semilunar bailey, although altered by modern earthworks. The motte is twenty foot high on the hill top. ...