Monument record 475/1/1 - Possible Medieval Pillow Mound

{1} A large rectangular flat-topped mound 27m long x 7-8m wide x 1.5m high; it is 3.5-4m wide across the top. The mound is orientated east-west and has a later cut across it from north to south and near its east end. There is no trace of an enclosing ditch. Although there are other earthworks in the vicinity (eg. Old trackway and the medieval deer park pale) there is no trace of ridge and furrow in this part of the parish and this pillow mound along with a smaller one near the Dower House may have been medieval rabbit warrens.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.90 Site 4 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

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Jun 13 2012 3:51PM