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| Name: | ?MOTTE AND BAILEY, Ampthill Park |
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| HER No.: | 2808 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
Roughly circular earthwork on knoll. Alleged motte & bailey, but probably quarrying for road repair, or tree planting feature
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| --- | SBD10509 - Unpublished document: A Simco.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| --- | SBD10957 - Unpublished document: OS: TL 03.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 |
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