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Summary

A large, semi-circular mound located to the north-west of Caverswall. It is thought to be a medieval motte, although is known locally as a Roman soldiers burial ground and has also been identified as a barrow. An enclosure to the south-west (PRN 50666) may be associated with the motte.

Monument Type(s):

• MOTTE (MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD? to 1485 AD?)

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Sources and further reading

<1>	SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 94 SW - 9 a & b
<2>	SST3636 - Published Book: The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 1908. (VCH volume 1) A History of the County of Stafford, Volume I. Volume 1 - page 375
<3>	SST144 - Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1970s-1980s. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph Collection. Black and White. Oblique. SJ 9443/1 & SJ 9443/2 (13th July 1984)
<4>	SST1231 - Serial: North Staffordshire Field Club. 1912. Transactions of the North Staffordshire Field Club Volume 46 (1912). Volume 46 (1911-1912) page 140 (by C. Lynam)
<5>	SST2068 - Serial: University of Keele. 1965. North Staffordshire Journal of Field Studies Volume 5 (1965). 'An Archaeological Gazetteer of Staffordshire: Part 2' by A.J.H. Gunstone, p35 - Caverswall No. 2
<6>	SST3824 - Index: Keele University. Keele University Card Index. SJ 94/3
<7>	SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 94 SW - 9 a & b (includes plan)
<8>	SST3636 - Published Book: The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 1908. (VCH volume 1) A History of the County of Stafford, Volume I. Page 375

Related records

50666

Parent of: Cropmark Enclosure, Swan Bank, Caverswall (Monument)

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