Monument record 2385/4/1 - Medieval Pillow Mound

Earthwork remains of a possible Medieval or later pillow mound. The mound is long, rectangular and flat-topped, 22 m. long and 7 m. wide overall and nowhere more than 0.5 m. high. It is set askew to the general slope of the valley side, and is surrounded on the W, S and part of the E side by a shallow ditch less than 0.3 m. deep.

{1}Pillow mound within the area of Stoke Doyle settlement remains, S.E. of the manor house on the side of the valley. The mound is long, rectangular and flat topped, 22m long and 7m wide overall and nowhere more than 0.5m high. It is set askew to the general slope of the valley side, and is surrounded on the W, S and part of the E by a shallow ditch less than 0.3m deep. There is no indication of its purpose, but from its general situation it is likely to be medieval or later in date.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.91/Site 9 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

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Feb 4 2025 7:53PM