Stoneyhurst mounds

Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)

There are earthwork remains

NameStoneyhurst mounds
Alternative NamesStonyhurst; Whalley
Historic CountryLancashire
Modern AuthorityLancashire
1974 AuthorityLancashire
Civil ParishAighton Bailey and Chaigley

Clark list in Lancashire "Stoneyhurst.–Here are two mounds." and also "Whalley.– Near this, on the opposite sides of the rivers, are two mounds at the confluence of the Ribble, Hodder, and Calder."

Gatehouse Comments

Gatehouse suspects these two records are duplicates of each other and refer to two bowl barrows in PastScape. The site is about a mile south-east of Stonyhurst College and a mile and a half north-west of Whalley. There is nothing to suggest these were ever used as mottes.

- Philip Davis

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSD708373
Latitude53.8311386108398
Longitude-2.44437003135681
Eastings370850
Northings437300
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Journals

  • Clark, G.T., 1889, 'Contribution towards a complete list of moated mounds or burhs' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 46 p. 197-217 esp. 207 online copy