Topcliffe Manor Hills

Topcliffe Manor Hills Details

Topcliffe Manor Hills also known as Cock Lodge is a set of earthworks across the promontory containing Topcliffe Castle and which blocked access to the older site. The enclosed area is an irregular polygon within a ditch and internal bank within which is a rectangular platform defended by a ditch. This was the seat of the Percy family until they acquired Alnwick Castle at which point it fell out of use. The western edge of the site can be seen from a gate which marks the end of public access.