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Prince Rupert's Mound is a seventeenth-century artillery fortification located near Stafford in Staffordshire. Constructed during the English Civil War, the earthwork served as a defensive position and takes its name from Prince Rupert of the Rhine, the Royalist commander. The mound comprises a substantial raised platform with surrounding ditches, characteristic of Civil War field fortifications designed to mount cannon and resist siege operations. It represents an important surviving example of temporary military engineering from this tumultuous period of English history.
Prince Rupert's Mound: a 17th century fieldwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021362. View the official record →
Prince Rupert's Mound is a seventeenth-century artillery fortification located near Stafford in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021362.
Prince Rupert's Mound: a 17th century fieldwork is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021362.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including NE corner tower, wall and ditch of close defences (0.2 km), Grey Friars (0.6 km), Maple Hayes moated site (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prince Rupert's Mound: a 17th century fieldwork's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Prince Rupert's Mound: a 17th century fieldwork stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.