The Gatehouse website record for Hawes Bridge

In the civil parish of Natland. In the historic county of Westmorland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).

SD 513892 Hawes Bridge, Natland. An obviously man-adapted motte-type mound is located above the river at Hawes Bridge. This may also possibly be the site of Bothelford DMV. (Higham). While Higham identifies the Bodelford site at Hawes Bridge with a `man-adapted earth-type mound' on the bridging point of the Kent River downstream from the Roman fort at Watercrook, Marsh argues that the site is unsuitable for a motte, and the mound probably represents canal workings. `Bodelford name is early and likely to refer to the village of the Roman Fort by the ford. A Roman road crosses there.' (Perriam and Robinson). (PastScape)
The Roman fort is at NY513906. Higham suggested several 'new' mottes in her 1991 paper many of which where suspect, including this one.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SD513892

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 875606
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 4091 '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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