Monument record 234/1/6 - Post Medieval Prospect Mound (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation)

Earthwork: Non-destructive fieldwork

{2} The most prominent feature is a large mound, once probably circular, but now damaged. It is 2.5m high with a flat top 8m across, and with a ramp on its south-west side. This mound lies near the north-west corner of the formal garden earthworks.

{4} A very large windmill mound - almost of motte proportions.

<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Photographs). SNN104822.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.55-6 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP53NW18 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Hall, D N, 1975, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (5), 5/29 (checked) (Journal). SNN9947.

Record last edited

Oct 18 2022 11:13AM