Tewkesbury; The Mythe Tute
Has been described as a Certain Timber Castle (Motte)
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Tewkesbury; The Mythe Tute |
| Alternative Names | Royal Hill |
| Historic Country | Gloucestershire |
| Modern Authority | Gloucestershire |
| 1974 Authority | Gloucestershire |
| Civil Parish | Tewkesbury |
A motte and bailey, known as the Mythe Tute or Royal Hill, part of which has collapsed into the river Severn (Sanders and Webster).
The east and west sides have also been mutilated by digging. Traces of a very wide shallow ditch are visible around the east and north sides. There is no indication of any structure on the top of the motte of the bailey, only very uncertain and unsurveyable traces survive as a slight swelling, near and parallel to the road (F1 ANK 29-APR-66).
The Motte and Bailey is visible as slight earthworks on aerial photographs. The site is centred at SO 8892 3392 and extends over an area that measures circa 170m long by up to 85m wide. The slight earthworks comprise a scarp along the northern side, with a linear bank along part of each of the western and eastern sides.
The scarp extends between SO 8885 3399 and SO 8895 3397, and measures up to 8m wide. The westernmost linear bank is narrow and measures 44m long. It could be a reinforcing feature to prevent further collapse into the river immediately to its west. The easternmost linear bank measures up to 9.5m wide and 66m long. (PastScape)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SO889338 |
| Latitude | 52.002799987793 |
| Longitude | -2.1632399559021 |
| Eastings | 388900 |
| Northings | 233860 |
