Hampshire Treasures
Volume 12 ( Gosport)
Page 3 - Alverstoke and Rowner
Entry 05
| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains (Saxon) | |
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| Description and Date: | Motte and bailey |
| Remarks: | Castle Mound. Formerly known as Windmill Mound. Site of defensive stronghold commanding a crossing of the River Alver. Probably C.12. Heavily overgrown, and restored. OSA SU 50 SE 13, SMR 9. Ref: 1. PHFC 2 (1890-3) p.343. Ref: 2. VCH (Hants) 3 (1908) p.218. Ref: 3. PHFC 18 (1951-3). Ref: 4. The Earlier English Fortifications of Gosport (1974) G.H. Williams. Ref: 5. Portsmouth Papers 30 p.7. |
| Protection: | SAM 482 |
| Grid Ref.: | SU 584 001 |
| Punchcard No.: | 1003 04 |
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