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Mouselow Castle
Hob Uid: 306343
Location : Derbyshire High Peak Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SK0278095480
Summary : Earthwork remains of a possible Medieval motte and bailey castle, the bailey having been almost completely quarried away. The earthwork is believed to be on the site of an Iron Age hillfort with triple ramparts. Excavations in 1963-4 and between 1984-1985 uncovered a ditch but no dating evidence was found. Scheduled.
More information : [SK 02789548] Mouselow Castle [0.E.]. (1) There are fairly obvious traces of a double rampart and on the east a triple rampart - encircling an oval formation about 350 ft in extreme diameter. Probably a Celtic fort to some extent revised during the Roman occupation. In the 18th century there were indications of a building on the summit - deep holes and stones (a) "Castle in ruins" (2). (2-3) A motte, with slight indications of a former bailey to the south-west, the latter now being almost completely quarried away. The interior of the mound also shows evidence of quarrying, there are no indications of a building. An "excavation" has taken place this year conducted by pupils of Glossop Grammar School under the direction of a master (Mr Scott), but no finds were made, no conclusions were reached, and no report will be published. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (4) Excavations between 1984 and 1985 re-opened the 1963-4 trench and extended it, re-recording sections and plans. A ditch 2.3 metres deep was emptied, but no dating evidence was found. A worked flint was found to be west of the trench, some 0.5m below ground surface, in a root hole. Circular crop-marks on the eastern face of Castlehill may be IA barrows/hut circles. (a) Several pieces of carved stone, alleged to originate from the `castle', have been identified as Celtic and C13/14, possibly part of an early shrine. (5) SK 0281 9551. Ringwork in Castlehill Wood. Scheduled RSM no. 23309. (6)

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Source details : OS 25" 1872
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Source details : (J.C. Cox)
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Source details : "A Description of the Country round Manchester" 1793 (J. Aikin)
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Source details : Map of Derbyshire 1824-5 (Greenwood) Scale 1" = 1 mile
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Source details : F1 FC 13-SEP-65
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Source details : Reeve G 1985 Mouselow Castle: an interim report 1984/5 Unpub thesis
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Source Number : 5a
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Source details : Un-numbered RAF photos
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : English Heritage, Scheduling Amendment, Derbyshire, 08-FEB-1994
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Hillfort, Carved Stone
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence, Find

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte And Bailey, Carved Stone
Evidence : Earthwork, Find

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 23309
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 09 NW 3
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1965-01-01
End Date : 1965-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-09-13
End Date : 1965-09-13

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1984-01-01
End Date : 1985-12-31