| Summary : Probably windmill stance. A turf covered mound situated in a level field under permanent pasture, contiguous with rig and furrow. It is flat topped, 2.4m high, bounded by a dry ditch, 0.6m deep, and measures circa 30.0m overall diameter. The ditch is mutilated by cattle tread on the West side, and a causeway crosses on the South side to form an inclined ramp to the summit. It is suggested that the site may be a motte or adulterine castle, apparently abandoned in the 13th century. Scheduled. |
More information : (SP 91933714) Motte (NR) (1)
A bowl barrow, 60 ft in diameter and 7 ft high, surrounded by a
ditch which is crossed by a causeway on the S. (2)
Excavated by R W Griffiths in 1963 and found to be a small motte, occupied for a short period, and dismantled in the 13th c. (3)
A turf covered mound situated in a level field under permanent pasture, contiguous with rig and furrow. It is flat topped, 2.4m high, bounded by a dry ditch, 0.6m deep, and measures c 30.0m overall diameter. The ditch is mutilated by cattle tread on the W side, and a causeway crosses on the S side to form an inclined ramp to the summit. There is no trace of Griffiths excavation.
There is considerable doubt that this mound is a motte for the following reasons:-
a. Its small size
b. The narrow shallow ditch does not appear defensive
c. A lack of documentary evidence for a defence
d. Existence of a ramp.
Mr D C Mynard state that Griffiths excavation was of a minor nature and inconclusive. To his knowledge no conclusive evidence was found to support classification as a motte. Griffiths has left the area and cannot be contacted.
The mound is probably a windmill mound; the inclined ramp supports the supposition.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. (4)
The site may be a motte or even an adulterine castle. Scheduled: No.19082. (5) |