A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



the north side for the foundations of the original vicarage ; and Canon 

 Grenside informs me that when this house was enlarged by the addition 

 of the present drawing-room, further portions, amounting to 60 ft, by 26 ft. 

 in area, had to be removed, first for the actual site, and afterwards to admit 

 of more light and air to the room. The west end approaches close to the 

 chancel of the church, the nave of which is built upon a slope about 1 5 ft. 

 lower. No ramparts or fosses are now visible around this plateau, but the 



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Castle Mount, Melling 



ground looks as if it had been considerably altered in mediaeval times. The 

 field to the south presents a distinct appearance of having been dug out level 

 for a distance of 200 ft. from the plateau ; very probably the soil used 

 for the mount was carried from here ; and the excavation thus made 

 would also prevent the site being commanded on this side even by 

 short-range weapons, as would otherwise have been the case. 



Of course this mount has, like many others, been frequently described 

 as sepulchral, and also called a Roman botontinus. The spade alone can 



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