Weedon Lois Castle Mound

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Lois Weedon; Wedone; Weedon Pinkney; Weedon St Loys; Loys Weedon

In the civil parish of Weston And Weedon.
In the historic county of Northamptonshire (Modern Authority of Northamptonshire, 1974 county of Northamptonshire).

Motte or ringwork in the centre of Weedon Lois village. Thought to be contemporary with a motte at Sulgrave dated as late C11. The remains are tree covered and in poor condition. They now consist of a roughly rectangular raised area, some 2m high, with a flat top, but with traces of a low bank along its north side. There are no traces of a ditch.

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

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP60254700

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; 341355

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p83
RCHME, 1982, 'Motte or ringwork' in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northampton Vol4, Southwest Northamptonshire (HMSO) p163-4
Serjeantson, R.M., Ryland, W. and Adkins, D. (eds), 1902, VCH Northampton Vol1 p344-5

Journal Articles

Youngs, S.M. et al, 1988, 'Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1987' Medieval Archaeology Vol32 p267
Dix, B., (ed), 1986-7, 'Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1985-6' Northamptonshire Archaeology Vol21 p158

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