The Gatehouse website record for Flitwick Mount Hills

In the civil parish of Flitwick. In the historic county of Bedfordshire (Modern Authority of Bedfordshire, 1974 county of Bedfordshire).

Mount Hill is a small motte and bailey work of the figure-of-eight type. A circular moat averaging 30 feet wide and up to 6 feet deep encloses a mound 102 feet in diameter across the top and raised 4 or 5 feet above the general level. There are remains of a strong rampart on the outer scarp of the moat, and traces of a circular bailey to the east. The earthwork was formerly part of a pleasure garden and the mound was modified to take a summerhouse. (PastScape–ref. VCH and Wadmore) A ditch, now terminated by quarrying extends to the south-east, and presumably formed part of the south boundary of the eastern bailey. Nebulous disturbance east of the motte probably marks the site of the remainder of the bailey defences. (PastScape–ref. field investigators comments)
The modern town has moved its focus to the railway station but this was clearly the manorial centre and church is close by.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL02723428

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 360080
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 228; 7730 '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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