More information : (TL 658243) The Mount (NAT) Motte (NR) (1)
Stebbing Mound and moat, ciruclar, 225 feet diameter at base, 51 feet diameter at top and 44 feet in height. Moat contains water, condition good. (2)
TL 65802439. 'The Mount'; name verified. A motte situated on a prominent W facing spur. It measures overall about 70.0m in diameter, is tree planted and partly landscaped. A spiral foot-path ascends to a flat top where a gazebo and icehouse stand. It stands about 11.0m above a surrounding waterfilled ditch (spring fed?) that has been partly recut and revetted. There is no trace of a bailey. A possibly contemporary fishpond lies to the S at TL 65842430. It measures overall abaout 60.0m by 45.0m by about 1.5m deep and is dry. A stream bisects it. Published survey (motte) 25" revised. (3)
TL 658 244. Stebbing Mount. Scheduled no 27. (4) |