Park Mount, Pulborouch. 



ANCIENT EARTHWORKS 



now a copse, and a prolific growth of ferns, brambles, and other vegetation 

 much obscures the earthworks. The point is peculiarly well suited for 

 an observation-post, as it commands a view over a large area ot the sur- 

 rounding country. 



It is noteworthy that both Knepp and Park Mount command two 

 important Sussex rivers, the former be- 

 ing close to the Adur and the latter 

 overlooking the Arun. 



Sussex possesses several excellent 

 examples of the moated mount and 

 bailey type of fortress (Class E). Not 

 only is the county rich in the number 

 of these earthworks, but the variety of 

 forms is almost equally remarkable. 



Until about the year 1894, mounts 

 of this class were generally regarded as 

 Saxon works, identical in fact with the ^ Jwh h^^mrn,.^ 

 burhs mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon 

 Chronicle ; but scrutiny of the records 

 and examination of the character and distribution of the earthworks 

 tend to show that they were introduced by the Normans, or under 

 Norman influence, in the time of Edward the Confessor. 



Arundel. — This magnificent castle presents a very excellent example 

 of a fortress in which, although masonry has very largely superseded 

 earthworks, it has not entirely obliterated them. The masonry of the 



castle, however, need not be 

 taken into consideration in the 

 present article, as only the earth- 

 en defences come within its 

 scope. 



The possibility of this hav- 

 ing been a prehistoric camp of 

 the promontory type has already 

 been pointed out. 



The moated mount is a fine 

 example of this species of work. 

 Its diameter at the base is 230 ft., 

 whilst at the summit it is 90 ft. 

 On the south side its height, 

 measuring from the bottom of 

 the ditch, is 70 ft., whilst on the 

 north side, where the ground 

 rises, it is about 50 ft. It is 

 somewhat less in size than the 

 possesses two baileys, occupying 



Arundel Castle. 



id at Windsor Castle. 



Arundel 

 relatively the same positions in reference to the keep as those at 

 to the Round Tower. 



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Windsor 



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