What is recorded here

Indicated is a vanished circular tree-ring, seventy metres across, set within Threecastles demesne on the south bank of the River Nore. It appeared on the 1839 Ordnance Survey map but disappeared from the 1946 revision, leaving behind only a flat-topped hillock and ordinary grassland. The trees may have been planted as a decorative feature for the estate, then removed or forgotten as the demesne changed. What remains is a quiet absence, a circle suggested by history rather than marked by stone.

At the E end of E-W ridge on the S banks of the River Nore which flows NW-SE c. 150m to the N, in rolling grassland and arable. There are very good views along and across the valley in all directions. Indicated as a circular tree-ring (diam. c. 70m) within Threecastles demesne on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map and not indicated on the 1946-7 revision, though a stand of trees are drawn at this location. There is no visible trace of an enclosure at ground level but there is a flat-topped natural hillock. It seems likely that the hillock was used as a small tree plantation on the demesne. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 May 2020

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.