MONUMENT NO. 109543

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A roughly circular mound, thought to be the site of a Medieval motte, has been identified to the south west of the church at Hewelsfield. The mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs.

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"SO 567021 : Motte on hill SW of church". Hewelsfield. (1-2)

SO 5668 0209. A roughly circular mound, 30m x 25m, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The mound is located about 80m to the south west of the church at Hewelsfield, and is thought to be the remains of a Medieval motte. No evidence of masonry structures was recorded, although a small straight bank 13m long appears on the western side of the mound. Traces of a ditch are visible at the foot of the mound, especially around the south west quadrant. Additional banks and ditches (SO 50 SE 46, SO 50 SE 47) in the vicinity of the mound may represent associated structures, possibly including part of a bailey, or may be associated with Medieval fields (SO 50 SE 120). The mound and related features have been mapped by EH's Gloucestershire NMP. (3-4)

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(1) General reference

Castles 1954 (B H St J O'Neil)

(2) by Philip Rahtz ... [et al] 1969 Medieval sites in the Mendip, Cotswold, Wye Valley and Bristol Region

Bristol Archaeological Research Group field guides Rahtz, P 3, 1969 Page(s)15

(3) Vertical aerial photograph reference number

RAF CPE/UK/1828 3287-8 04-NOV-1946

(4) Vertical aerial photograph reference number

MAL/53069 6952-3 24-MAY-1953

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