Great Ilford Lavender Mount

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Uphall Camp

In the civil parish of Redbridge. In the historic county of Essex (Modern Authority of London Borough of Redbridge, 1974 county of Greater London).

Small mount, perhaps remains of motte. Salter suggests adjoining enclosure is a village defence. PastScape record reads "Site of an Iron Age hillfort, Roman settlement and C16 beacon mound, now covered by modern buildings. Excavation uncovered evidence for late Bronze Age or early Iron Age occupation, the palisaded entrance of the hillfort and Roman huts." The 1875 Os map calls the surrounding site 'Camp Remains and site of', this site has, to my eyes, the classic playing card shape of the Roman fort, but finds apparently dated from 1st and 2nd centuries BC. Lavender Hill was a mound in one corner of this camp, although this contained no finds dating before C16. This site overlooks the river, not currently a crossing point but was one in 1875 and possibly before. Drawing conclusions from an absence of medieval finds in a highly damaged site should be treated with caution.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ437852

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 408130
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record. In particular 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website, or elsewhere.

• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of East Anglia (Malvern) p29
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p147
    Powell, W.R. (ed), 1966, VCH Essex Vol5 p249-66 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42730
    RCHME, 1921, An inventory of the historical monuments in Essex. Vol2: [central and south-west] pXXVIII, 97, 99
    Gould, Chalkley, 1903, in Doubleday, Arthur and Page, Wm (eds), VCH Essex Vol1 p281-2, 313
• Journal Articles
  • Haselgrove, C., 1989, University of London, Institute of Archaeology annual report Vol26 p27
    1985/6, Rescue news Vol38 p2
    1984-5, Essex Archaeology and history Vol16 p128
    1984, The London archaeologist Vol4.14 p390
    Eddy, M.R., 1983, Essex Archaeology and history Vol15 p36-53
    Wilkinson, P., 1978, Essex Archaeology and historyVol10pp220-1, 258
    Crouch, W., 1907, Essex Archaeology and history Vol10 p19-25
    Crouch, W., 1906, Essex Archaeology and history Vol9 p408-12, 19-25
    Gould, I.C., 1901, Journal of the British Archaeological Association Vol7 p30 [placed in Barking]
    Crouch, W., 1898, Journal of the British Archaeological Association Vol4 p291-3
    Crouch, W., 1873, The Essex naturalistVol7 p131-8
    The London archaeologist Vol9/8 p207-216
    Way, A., 1864, Archaeological Journal Vol21 p94