Mouselow Castle mound

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Mouselow Castle mound by Bob Harvey as part of the Geograph project.

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Mouselow Castle mound

Image: © Bob Harvey Taken: 26 May 2018

Among those trees is the remains of Ringwork of the 11th century or earlier.It may even predate the Roman Conquest. The OS has it as a Motte, but the sources below say it is of an earlier type See https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1011431 and http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=306343

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.456426
Longitude
-1.958698