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Camberley mound

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; The Knoll; Olddean Common

In the civil parish of Camberley. In the historic county of Surrey (Modern Authority of Surrey, 1974 county of Surrey).

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
  Confidence: It is doubtful that this site was a medieval fortification or palace.   Nothing visible remains.
PastScape record reads 'Alleged site of a Motte', the source given is a letter, dated 4-4-79, by T.C. Welsh and located at SU879608. The Surrey HER records 'A possible artificial mound almost exactly round, though with the profile slightly lopsided when viewed from north or south' located at SU880618. The similar Map references suggest these may refer to the same site. The PastScape map ref is marked 'the Knoll' on the 1st edn OS map. This was an area of formal landscaping but is now built over. The SSHER mound given map ref is in Olddean Common, an area of heathland. No mound is obvious on the air photo but there is significant tree cover.
Neither site is an obvious manorial centre.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU879608

Air Photo from multimap logo

Air Photo and general mapping

1st edition OS Map from old maps logo

Mid to late 19th century maps

Modern Map from Ordnance Survey logo

Landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

General location and route planning

Geograph British Isles geography.org.uk logo
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 247869
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 4722 '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.

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This record last updated on Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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