Template:Did you know nominations/Whittington Tump

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:13, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Whittington Tump

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Whittington Tump

... that Whittington Tump (pictured) was the site of a motte castle? "The monument includes the earthwork and buried remains of a motte castle situated on the summit of Crookbarrow Hill (Historic England)
- ALT1:... that Whittington Tump (pictured) was artificially steepened in the mediaeval era for defensive purposes? "In the medieval period the motte was formed by enhancement of the summit of the knoll through artifically steepening the upper parts of its naturally steep sides, an effect which is now most clearly visible on the north face of the mound." (Historic England)

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/hak(k)a = circular forts

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 21:11, 14 December 2019 (UTC).

In the process of reviewing. Wasted Time R (talk) 22:27, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Article move-to-user-space date versus filing date fine. Article length no issue. Article sourcing good, neutrality good, no sign of copyvio evident. I prefer the main hook over ALT1 – more mysterious to those who don't know what a motte castle is and thus more likely to result in a click-through. Hook length, neutrality, and sourcing all okay. QPQ done (on a strange nomination). Image licensing no problem and is effective at DYK appearance size. Linking is on the light side throughout but I presume this is the author's style.

Normally I have suggestions for how to improve an article beyond the DYK criteria, but I can't really think of any on this one. A good bit of work. Wasted Time R (talk) 01:11, 20 December 2019 (UTC)