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Eastham Bridge mound

Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte)

There are uncertain remains

Name	Eastham Bridge mound
Alternative Names	Eastam
Historic Country	Worcestershire
Modern Authority	Worcestershire
1974 Authority	Hereford and Worcester
Civil Parish	Eastham

Possible Medieval moated site or motte at Eastham Bridge. (PastScape)

Near Eastham Bridge, in a meadow called Castle Tump Meadow, is a round moated mound. (VCH)

1966: Very eroded, almost disappeared. Diameter of mound c150', width of ditch c36-40'. (Worcestershire and Worcester City HER ref. Personal Comment: J Roberts. 1966)

Gatehouse Comments

A slight round crop mark is visible at SO659690 on the bing air photo, but not in the google map photo, taken with a more developed crop in the field. The location, not too distant from the village and bridge and in a bend of the river is not unknown for either castle or barrow sites and flooding, silting and ploughing will explain its relatively recent loss. It could also be an animal flood stand with the 'ditch' merely being the quarry for the mound. If this was a castle site it was probably quickly abandoned for the site at Court Farm, because of the flooding risk and expense of re-digging ditches each spring after winter flooding.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)

112598

County Historic Environment Record

www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MWR96&resourceID=1035

OS Map Grid Reference	SO659690
Latitude	52.3177299499512
Longitude	-2.50063991546631
Eastings	365900
Northings	269000