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Name:?MOTTE AND BAILEY, Ampthill Park
HER No.:2808
Type of Record:Monument

Summary

Roughly circular earthwork on knoll. Alleged motte & bailey, but probably quarrying for road repair, or tree planting feature

Grid Reference:TL 032 390
Parish:AMPTHILL, MID BEDFORDSHIRE, BEDFORDSHIRE
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Full Description

A roughly circular earthwork on a small knoll. It has been suggested that the earthwork is the remains of a motte and bailey, but it is now thought more likely to be the result of quarrying, or possibly a mid-19th century tree planting feature.

Protected Status: None recorded

Monument Types

  • CASTLE? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOAT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Sources and Further Reading

---SBD10509 - Unpublished document: A Simco. A Simco. Notes from site visit with C Taylor, 1978
---SBD10640 - Cartographic materials: 1960. OS 6" 1960. TL 0325 3907
---SBD10957 - Unpublished document: OS: TL 03. TL 03 NW 5
---SBD11096 - Verbal communication: Kevan Fadden. Kevan Fadden. Nov 1972