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HER Number: 2278
Record Type: Monument
Name: Leafield Barrow: a Motte Castle

Designations

  • Scheduled Monument () 1008405: Leafield Barrow: a motte castle 220m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church
Grid Reference: SP 316 154
Parish:LEAFIELD, WEST OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE

Monument Type(s):

Summary

Includes a motte castle situated on a small hill, which provides a commanding view in all directions. Measures 38m across and 4m high, with flat oval summit. Square feature on top may be remains of keep. No sign of ditch.

Associated Monuments

  • None

    • Associated Finds:

  • None

    • Description

    1) The motte measures 38m across and stands up to 4m high. It has a flat, oval summit which measures 19.9m from NW to SE and 12m from SE to NE. A square feature measuring 10.9m across with an internal depression 7.5m square and 0.3m deep is believed to be the remains of a stone keep, similar to that at Ascott d'Oyley.
    There is no evidence of a ditch around the base of this motte, the E side of which has been disturbed by the construction of a water reservoir. The water reservoir and the ground beneath it are not included in the scheduling. The ordnance datum trig point is excluded from the scheduling as is the reservoir boundary fence; the ground beneath these features, however, is included.

    2) C.25m diameter and 4m high. Damaged on the east side by a water reservoir.

    3) No evidence of ditch.

    4) Grass-grown and planted with trees, it has the appearance of having been opened. Mound stands in permanent pasture on highest point of low hill. It is egg-shaped with the large end towards the NW and has a flattened and disturbed top.

    5) MPP reinterprets mound as motte castle of Norman date


    <1> English Heritage, Scheduled Ancient Monuments Record, SM 21794 (Scheduling record). SOX283.

    <2> A Mudd, 1983, Round Barrows of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds (Article in serial). SOX379.

    <3> Local Informant as main provider of information, SAM Report, FMW - L Armstrong, 1985 (Verbal communication). SOX277.

    <4> OS Record Card, SP 31 NW 10 (Index). SOX273.

    <5> MPP Documents for Oxfordshire, MPP SAM Monument description (Index). SOX259.

    <6> Victoria County History of Oxford, Vol II (1907) p.346 (Serial). SOX252.

    <7> CBA South Midlands Group, South Midlands Archaeology, Vol 14 (1984) p.54 (Serial). SOX5.

    <8> Slide Cabinet, 1 of barrow taken 1967 (Photograph). SOX303.

    <9> Black and White print photographs, 1 aerial view taken 1972/3 by Helicopter Training School, Netheravon (Photograph). SOX315.

    Sources

    <1>English Heritage. Scheduled Ancient Monuments Record. SM 21794. [Scheduling record / SOX283]
    <2>A Mudd. 1983. Round Barrows of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. [Article in serial / SOX379]
    <3>Local Informant as main provider of information. SAM Report, FMW - L Armstrong, 1985. [Verbal communication / SOX277]
    <4>OS Record Card. SP 31 NW 10. [Index / SOX273]
    <5>MPP Documents for Oxfordshire. MPP SAM Monument description. [Index / SOX259]
    <6>Victoria County History of Oxford. Vol II (1907) p.346. [Serial / SOX252]
    <7>CBA South Midlands Group. South Midlands Archaeology. Vol 14 (1984) p.54. [Serial / SOX5]
    <8>Slide Cabinet. 1 of barrow taken 1967. [Photograph / SOX303]
    <9>Black and White print photographs. 1 aerial view taken 1972/3 by Helicopter Training School, Netheravon. [Photograph / SOX315]

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