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The Mount

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NPRN300651
Map ReferenceSJ26SE
Grid ReferenceSJ2527061490
Unitary (Local) AuthorityFlintshire
Old CountyFlintshire
CommunityLeeswood
Type Of SitePROSPECT MOUND
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
1. A flat-topped earthen mound measuring 35m (NW-SE) by 30m (9.8m x 11.6m across the top) and 5m high has been incorporated into the gardens of Leeswood Hall.
2. The mound is partly encompassed by a quarry ditch which appears recent, and is thought to be an ornamental landscape feature.
(source Os495card; SJ26SE23)
Two stone benches from an original four, set about a stone table (Nprn23058), remain, somewhat crazily, on the summit of the mound.
Associated with:
Leeswood hall (Nprn35974)
Park/gardens (Nprn86591).
RCAHMW AP945166/66-7
J. Wiles 07.07.04