ANCIENT DEFENSIVE EARTHWORKS 



cult to say what they once were. Local antiquaries have suggested that 

 they belonged to some mediaeval fortress about which history would seem 

 to be silent, or again that they originated in a far earlier age. It may 

 be noted that the lord of the manor here in the time of Edward I. had 

 a park of 30 acres, which would point to some residence of importance, 

 most probably fortified, to which it belonged ; the local tradition which 

 calls the mount the ' Castle Hill ' supports this idea. 1 



BRANDON (half-way between Coventry and Rugby). There are 



BRANDON. 



SCALE OF FEET 

 O 100 200 500 



some very extensive earthworks between the railway station and the 

 Avon in this parish, marking the site of the important mediaeval castle 

 which formerly stood here. 



The remains are on low ground, often liable to be flooded, by the 

 side of the river. The defences appear to have consisted largely of 

 broad moats and sheets of water very similar to those at Kenilworth ; 



1 Dugdale's Warm. p. 396 ; Bloxam in B'ham and Mid. Inst. Arch. Trans. (1875), P- 3 1 5 

 Turner's Sbakt. Land, p. 355. 



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