 Trafford has two medieval castles . Dunham Castle is an early medieval castle in Dunham Massey . It belonged to Hamon de Massey , and was probably still standing in the early 14th century . The bailey was landscaped into the grounds of Dunham Massey Hall and its moat turned into an ornamental pond . Watch Hill Castle is an early medieval motte @-@ and @-@ bailey castle on the border of Dunham Massey and Bowdon . It is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument . The motte and surrounding ditch still survives , although it had fallen out of use by the 13th century . 
