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In the valley of the N-S Cross river, with the stream c. 50m to the W. A natural grass-covered gravel ridge was adapted into a flat-toped oval mound (dims of base 60m NE-SW; c. 50m NW-SE; dims of top 34m NE-SW; 21.5m NW-SE; H 5.3m at NE to 7.5m at SW) by digging a fosse (Wth of top c. 9m; Wth of base 2.4m; D 1.4m) and outer bank (Wth 12.5m; ext. H 2m) SSW-NNW. From N-E a fosse (Wth of top c. 14m; Wth of base 2.4m; D 3.2m) cuts off the tail of the ridge to serve as a roughly crescent-shaped bailey (dims 21m N-S; 15m E-W). Castle (RO048-113002-) is on the summit of the motte. (Graham 1988b, 25; Doran 2005, 376)
This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 682
See the attached aerial image (001) taken from the NW, and the ground image (007) taken from the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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