Mere Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Hough Hall; Strethul

In the civil parish of Mere.
In the historic county of Cheshire (Modern Authority of Cheshire, 1974 county of Cheshire).

Leland records 'The ditches and the plot where the castle of Mere stood' The only existing feature in the parish of Mere is Hough Hall recorded in PastScape as 'A moat with a platform roughly 30m square and a ditch 12-14m on three sides, now dry, but water-filled until 1938. A very wide ditch and arm 19-24m wide on the North-West side appears to be a fishpond. Ridge and furrow runs from the South-East to the North-West over the entire moat.'

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

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ72168335

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; 74937

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 1273/1/1

Journal Articles

Higham, N.J., 1988, 'Hough Hall: Trial Excavation of a Moated Platform in Mere Township' Medieval Settlement Research Group Report Vol3 p20
1984, Moated Sites Research Group report Vol11 p5-7
Wilson, D., 1979, Moated Sites Research Group report Vol6 p8-9

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1910, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (Bell and Sons; London) Vol5 p223

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