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Stebbing; The Mount
In the civil parish of Stebbing.
In the historic county of Essex (Modern Authority of Essex, 1974 county of Essex).
Mount and moat, 750yds north west of the church. Circular mount, 225ft in diameter at the base, 51ft at the summit, 44ft high. Wet ditch surrounding, varying in width, crossed by a narrow causeway on the west side. In good condition, tree-covered. Moat in fair condition, average depth 1.5m.. No obvious traces of buildings or sign of building foundations on the motte. Sited on a prominent west facing spur, 70m in diameter overall, tree planted and partly landscaped. Spiral footpath ascends to the flat top where a gazebo and ice-house stand. It is c11m above the surrounding waterfilled (spring fed?) ditch, partly recut and revetted. No trace of a bailey though a possibly contemporary fish pond lies to the south at TL 65842430. Overall the latter is 60m x 45m, is dry, c1.5m deep. The stream bisects it. Moat is 6-10m wide. Manor held in demesne by Henry de Ferrers (2 hides, 30 acres) and Ranulf Peverel (3 hides, 30 acres).Ralf, Earl of Chester, fled at the latter part of Stephen's reign, leaving his estates in the king's hands.
This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.
This site is a scheduled
monument protected by law.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL658243
PastScape number;
376352
County Sites and Monuments Record number; 1179
Books
- Neville, David, 2003, Lost Castles of Essex (Ian Henry) p88-9
Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of East Anglia (Malvern) p41
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p147
RCHME, 1916, An inventory of the historical monuments in Essex. Vol1 [north-west] p283
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Gould, Chalkley, 1903, in Doubleday, Arthur and Page, Wm (eds), VCH Essex Vol1 p302-3
Morant, P., 1768, History and Antiquities of Essex (London)
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