Bury Mount
Bury Mount Motte is the remains of an earthwork motte and bailey fortification or ancient castle in Towcester in Northamptonshire, and has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in the UK
- Also known as: “Bury Mount Castle” and “Towcester Bury Mount”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Towcester Town Hall and Church of St Lawrence.
Towcester Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Towcester Town Hall is a municipal building in Watling Street, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Towcester Town Council, is a grade II listed building. Towcester Town Hall is situated 530 feet south of Bury Mount.
Church of St Lawrence
Church
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Lawrence is situated 420 feet southeast of Bury Mount.
The Post Office
Post office
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Post Office is situated 420 feet south of Bury Mount.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caldecote and Greens Norton.
Caldecote
Hamlet
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caldecote is a village in Northamptonshire, England, about 1 mile north of Towcester.
Greens Norton
Village
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Greens Norton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, just over 1 mile north-west of Towcester. At the 2011 census the parish, including Caswell and Duncote, had a population of 1,526, a slight decrease since the 2001 census. Greens Norton is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bury Mount.
Duncote
Hamlet
Duncote is a hamlet in the civil parish of Greens Norton in West Northamptonshire, England. The hamlet is 2 miles North west of Towcester. Duncote is not recorded in the Domesday Book, the name of the hamlet first appears in documentation from 1276 as Dunna's Cot. Duncote is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bury Mount.
Bury Mount
Latitude
52.13329° or 52° 7′ 60″ northLongitude
-0.98827° or 0° 59′ 18″ westElevation
308 feet (94 metres)Open location code
9C4X42M6+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 2260681274OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bury Mount” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bury Mount”
- German: “Bury Mount”
- Swedish: “Bury Mount”
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