Chesterton Mound

In the civil parish of Chesterton.
In the historic county of Huntingdonshire (Modern Authority of Cambridgeshire, 1974 county of Cambridgeshire).

Mound rejected by King as C18 viewpoint. Described in the PastScape as 'Roman earthen barrow situated 380m north of Hill Farm on the crest of Chesterton Hill south of the remains of the Roman town Durobrivae. The mound is a substantial earthwork with a flat platform top. Its profile indicates a 0.6m top layer added for later reuse, possibly as a Medieval mill mound. The mound may also have been reused in various periods as a Roman signal station and a Medieval beacon.'

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
This site is rejected as a medieval fortification or palace.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL12869463

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 364545

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p225 [reject]
James Dyer, 1973, Discovering regional archaeology: eastern England p37
RCHME, 1926, An inventory of the historical monuments in Huntingdonshire p55-6

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