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Caxton Moats

Introduction

Features of Caxton Moats include mounds and ditches.

The only horticultural interest lies in the arrangement of low mounds and ditches to the south-east, locally nicknamed ‘the Asparagus Beds’. Their actual purpose is unknown although they are likely to be much later than the castle.
History

The date and function of this earthen castle with its moats, barbican and outworks, have been a matter of some dispute. It is probably a temporary fortification, built in the 1140s to block the old Caxton and Eltisley road during the revolt led by Geoffrey de Mandeville.

Period

  • Medieval (1066 to 1540)
  • 12th Century (1101 to 1200)
Features & Designations

Features

  • Artificial Mound
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  • Ditch
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Key Information

Type

Park

Purpose

Ornamental

Period

Medieval (1066 to 1540)

Survival

Lost

Civil Parish

Caxton

References

Contributors

  • Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust