Monument record 4745/4/12 - Medieval mound (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation)

Earthwork: Non-destructive fieldwork

{3} A large circular mound surrounded by a broad ditch which was once water-filled. The flat top of the mound is level with the adjacent ground to the north and east and up to 1.75m high above the ground to the south and west. The ditch is between 1m and 2.25m deep below the mound. It has been suggested that this mound might be a motte or a moated site but it is much more likely to be a mount, contemporary with the rest of the garden. Succh mounts raised above formal gardens were a normal feature of this period.

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

<2> Kliene J. S., 2000, The Manor Houses Of Alderton - A Short History With Illustrations, (unchecked) (Interim Report). SNN100551.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.62 site 6 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

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Jul 18 2011 5:07PM