Monument record 3471/0/33 - Post Medieval Mound

Earthworks in Horton Park including eleven mounds situated around the perimeter of the park. These range from 2 metres to 4 metres in height and from 25 metres to 60 metres in width. They are thought to be 17th century or later prospect mounds or raised plantations.

{1} NCCAP: SP8254/010-11+037.

{2} Mid/late C18th informal landscaping included a number of mounds (eg. Marked 'f' on the earthwork survey plan) around the perimeter of the park. They range in size from 2m to 4m high and from 25m to 60m across. They were constructed either as prospect mounds or for raised tree plantations.

{3} SP 822 537 (centred) Eleven ornamental mounds or depressions set about the old park of Horton Hall.

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

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.68-9 Site 20 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<3> Seaman, B H, 1970, Field Investigator's Comments, 15-MAY-70 (Notes). SNN111541.

Record last edited

Feb 4 2025 7:59PM