Sandon; The Mount

In the civil parish of Sandon.
In the historic county of Hertfordshire (Modern Authority of Hertfordshire, 1974 county of Hertfordshire).

Mound, site of a medieval windmill, possibly reusing an earlier medieval motte or Bronze Age barrow. A little outside the village but on a hill top, however Sandon Bury next to church is clearly the manorial centre and is actually also on a hill top and also has a name which is suggestive of having some fortification such as a Thegn's burhgeat. Building a small motte whilst such a pre-existing site in more convinient position existed would be untypical.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL32863456

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; 368321

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p48
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p220
Renn, D.F., 1971, Medieval Castles in Hertfordshire (Chichester) p23
RCHME, 1910, An inventory of the historical monuments in Hertfordshire p199

Journal Articles

Westell, 1934, St Albans and Hertfordshire Archaeological Society [new ser] Vol4 p173-83
Anderson, A.W., 1928-33, Transactions of the East Hertfordshire Archaeological Society Vol8 p137-8

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