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| Name: | Possible castle or fort, Bath Road area |
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| HER Reference: | WCM96635 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 385 253 |
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| Map Sheet: | SO32NE |
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| Parish: | Worcester (Non Civil Parish), Worcester City, Worcestershire |
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Monument Types
- SIEGEWORK (MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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. The geographic location here is based on the 1st edition OS mapping, identifying a site near Field Terrace as 'Site of Fort', though the source of this attribution is unknown.{3}
See also WCM 96634, 96636, 98631
Sources and further reading
| <> | Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1885. Ordnance Survey 1:500 maps of the city of Worcester. |
| <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
| WCM98631 | Part of: Siege of Worcester, 1150 (Monument) |
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