A HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 



archbishop of Canterbury, but the 

 and are probably the remains of a 



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earthworks date from an earlier period 



late Norman stronghold. 



Two rectangular 

 courts on the south-east 

 are slightly raised and 

 appear to be surrounded 

 by fosses, in a large 

 measure filled up. The 

 moat proper to the 

 mount is still well sup- 

 plied with water on the 

 south and west. 



EGMANTON. Near 

 the Great North Road 

 i J miles south of Tux- 

 ford stood one of the 

 best examples of the 

 mount and bailey type 

 of defences in the 



EARTHWORKS AT ASLOCKTON. 



county, still striking attention by the altitude of the mount. 



This artificial mount, called ' Gaddick Hill,' is 460 ft. in circumference 

 at the base and 198 ft. 

 at the top, with an 

 escarpment of 50 ft. 

 slope at its highest ; 

 but it has been 

 mutilated by the 

 local games upon it 

 on every recurring 

 Shrove Tuesday. 

 The terrace on the 

 south-east of the 

 summit may be the 

 result of modern 

 vandalism, but is 

 more likely an 

 original feature, pro- 

 viding a landing 

 place for the draw- 

 ladder by which the 

 keep was approached. 



In the construction of the farm house and yard a large portion of the 

 vallum and fosse of the bailey has been destroyed. This was provided with 

 an entrance in the middle of the arc, and from the extant fragments it appears 

 to have been of some strength. 



LAXTON, formerly Lexington. Half a mile north of Laxton and 2 \ miles 

 south-west of Tuxford is the largest and best preserved work of this class in 

 the county ; it is situated fully a mile south-west of the last-mentioned 

 fortification in Egmanton, and stands on higher ground than its neighbour. 



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GADDICC HILL, EGMANTON. 



