Hangmans Hill, Newton Longville

In the civil parish of Newton Longville.
In the historic county of Buckinghamshire (Modern Authority of Buckinghamshire, 1974 county of Buckinghamshire).

Alleged motte and windmill mound. Excavations have located Medieval burials and Medieval and post-Medieval pottery. Traditionally thought to be a gallows site. Situated on an elevated plateau under plough, this sub-oval mound has the remains of a splayed tail or ramp on the South-West side, it measures overall circa 32.0m North-East to South-West and circa 22.0 transversely and remains to a height of circa 1.3m. There is no trace of a ditch. The location and tail/ramp is suggestive of a mill mound; there is nothing to suggest it was originally a motte. The 1966 excavations by Griffiths revealed that the mound was originally thrown up in C12, perhaps for defence. In C13, a windmill was built on the summit, but it was burnt down in C14.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP84223052

PastScape number; 344817

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p36
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p29
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)

Journal Articles

Griffiths, R. and Southernwood, J., 1973, Records of Buckinghamshire Vol19 p324-6
Mynard, D.C., 1967, Wolverton and District Archaeological Society Newsletter Vol11 p10, 14

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Hangmans Hill, Newton Longville

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP84223052

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