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Name:King Stephen's Mount
HER Reference:WCM96634
Type of record:Monument
Grid Reference:SO 837 560
Map Sheet:SO85NW
Parish:Worcester (Non Civil Parish), Worcester City, Worcestershire

Monument Types

  • SIEGEWORK (MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (between))

Full description

Siegework, one of two forts supposedly built by King Stephen during a siege of Worcester Castle.

According to Eaton, 'two mounds, one on Henwicke Hill and one on part of Red Hill near Diglis were raised by Stephen to besiege the castle, which was held by the Earl of Mellent [Meulant] but without success'. {1}

Beardsmore quotes the following: 'but as the habit of the king was to start something strenuously and carry it out sluggishly, by the skill of the Earl of Leicester the king's siege forts were destroyed and the besieged skilfully rescued'. {2}

Neither fort has been located.

See also WCM 96635, 96636

Sources and further reading

<*>Article in serial: Dinn , James L. 2014. Nathaniel Nye and the Siege of Worcester. Worcestershire Archaeological Society. 24.
<1>Monograph: Anon. 1829. A Concise History and description of the City and Cathedral of Worcester etc. T Eaton, Worcester. 23.
<2>Article in serial: Beardsmore, C. 1980. Documentary evidence for the history of Worcester city defences. Trans Worcestershire Archaeol Soc. 3rd ser, 7. 55.

Related records

WCM98631Part of: Siege of Worcester, 1150 (Monument)