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The Mount motte at Melton Mowbray is a Norman fortification consisting of a substantial earthen mound situated in the town of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The motte, which likely dates to the late eleventh or twelfth century, represents a characteristic form of early medieval military architecture employed in the Norman period following 1066. The earthwork survives as a prominent topographical feature within the modern townscape, testament to the strategic importance of Melton Mowbray during the early Norman settlement of the Midlands. Such mottes commonly served as the defensive focal point of early Norman administrative and military control in newly conquered territories.
The Mount motte at Melton Mowbray is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010666. View the official record →
The Mount motte at Melton Mowbray is a Norman fortification consisting of a substantial earthen mound situated in the town of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010666.
The Mount motte at Melton Mowbray 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 1010666.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement remains immediately north east and 210m south east of White House Farm (1.3 km), St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton Lazars (2.6 km), Kirby Bellars Priory (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Mount motte at Melton Mowbray's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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The Mount motte at Melton Mowbray stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.