Why this matters
A local castle; wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Mount Ash — Ash Big is recorded as Castle — motte in Louth. c. 51m at base, c. 29m at top, H 5.8m-6.8m) with remains of fosse (max. Wth at top 11.5m, Wth at base 2m) all around.
Who built and held it
The saved account records: The outside of the bank is faced with drystone work, probably modern, which extends across the fosse at the W and NE sides of the mound and forms a facing to the base of the motte where the bank is absent.
Attack, change and use
The saved account records: c. 51m at base, c. 29m at top, H 5.8m-6.8m) with remains of fosse (max.
What survives
The saved account records: Wth at top 11.5m, Wth at base 2m) all around.
Why it mattered
Mount Ash — Ash Big matters because material evidence was found or examined here, allowing the place to answer questions that its name alone cannot. The source records: The site was partially excavated in 1872 (Reade 1875, 322), and pottery and a bronze prick spur were found near the base of the mound. The examination or finds give physical evidence for date, use or human activity rather than leaving the account as guesswork.
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