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Monument Type(s):

• MOTTE AND BAILEY? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Summary

Probable motte and bailey of adulterine castle which accounts for small size, lack of documentation and location in Civil War between Stephen and Matilda. Slope break defines rampart, and motte entrance and ramp are visible

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds:

Description

(1) Insufficient information to identify this as a castle or motte for MPP
(2) Site identified as being similar to Ascott Earl motte at Ascott-under-Wychwood
3) There is a flat-topped stony mound in Ice House Clump; it is at the edge of the escarpment and has beech trees more 100yrs old growing on it. There are signs of walling and a lot of rubble and the inner side has been dug into by an old quarry. [Original sheet has been transferred to Oxon History Centre).
4) Based on Wessex Archaeology field visit to site, it was determined to be extant, but threatened by footpath at base and trees

<1> MPP Documents for Oxfordshire, S Lisk, 18.11.92 (Index). SOX259.

<2> Field Notes/Field Visit, S Lisk, H Coddington, P Jeffrey (MPP field worker), 1.12.93 (Unpublished document). SOX261.

<3> Additional Information in Detailed Record File, Note from Mrs Wickham Steed (undated) (Index). SOX258.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2006, Blenheim Palace, Heritage Management Plan (Unpublished document). SOX1792.

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