Monument record 2923/1/1 - Pillow Mound
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Summary
Collyweston park pillow mound
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
{2} Pillow mound (SK 99360263) immediately south of the remains of the gardens of Collyweston House on a west facing slope, on limestone at 225ft above OD. It is situated within an area of ground which shows no evidence of medieval ridge-and-furrow. The low, rectangular, flat-topped mound is 13m long, 4m wide and 0.3m high and is surrounded by ashallow ditch 3m wide. There is a later cut across the centre of the mound.
<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, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.30 site 9 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77379.
<3> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East), 890541 (Archive). SNN113295.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN104822 Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. Used with NMR & CUCAP collections.
- <2> SNN77379 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1975. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 1. HMSO. p.30 site 9 (unchecked).
- <3> SNN113295 Archive: RCHME. Undated. RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East). Historic England Archive. 890541.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9937 0262 (22m by 11m) Central |
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 325230
Record last edited
Feb 4 2025 7:38PM
