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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Munt - Artificial Mound in England in Leicestershire and Rutland

Submitted by ilbis on Sunday, 07 November 2021  Page Views: 628

Multi-periodSite Name: The Munt
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.066 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Market Harborough  Nearest Village: Kibworth Harcourt
Map Ref: SP6807294487
Latitude: 52.543991N  Longitude: 0.997662W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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The Munt
The Munt submitted by Ilbis : View 2 (Vote or comment on this photo)
A mound, believed to be the burial site of a local Anglo-Saxon chieftain (Kibba), and later in the 11th and 12th centuries, the site of a small Norman Castle. The history of Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt was explored by Michael Wood in his TV series and book "The Story of England".

Monument Type MOTTE? (Late Anglo Saxon to Early Medieval - 850 AD to 1349 AD) In 1798 Nichols recorded the mound here, which was excavated twice in the C19th. It is thought to be the motte of a castle though excavations apparently found Roman remains. According to Nichols it was 12 yards high and the diameter of the top was 16 yards. For more information, see Heritage Gateway
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The Munt
The Munt submitted by Ilbis : View from adjacent footpath (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SP6894 : The motte is all that remains of Kibworth Harcourt castle by Tim Glover
by Tim Glover
©2016(licence)
SP6894 : Around Kibworth Beauchamp by Dave Thompson
by Dave Thompson
©2016(licence)
SP6894 : George VI postbox, Kibworth Harcourt by JThomas
by JThomas
©2023(licence)
SP6894 : Kibworth Harcourt - The Old House by the bitterman
by the bitterman
©2012(licence)
SP6894 : Old House, Kibworth Harcourt by Stephen Richards
by Stephen Richards
©2013(licence)

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