. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. ANCIENT EARTHWORKS original bottom of the fosse. Since it stands on the very edge of the clifF, there is no doubt that part of the mount and about one-third of its fosse on the south-east side have been washed away, and the complete plan is there- fore not now recoverable. About 120 ft. from the north edge of the mount fosse to the north, there remains a portion of another fosse, quite straight, about 250 ft. long, and abutting with its east end on the cliff itself It is about 18 ft. wide at the bottom, with a diagonal entran
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. ANCIENT EARTHWORKS original bottom of the fosse. Since it stands on the very edge of the clifF, there is no doubt that part of the mount and about one-third of its fosse on the south-east side have been washed away, and the complete plan is there- fore not now recoverable. About 120 ft. from the north edge of the mount fosse to the north, there remains a portion of another fosse, quite straight, about 250 ft. long, and abutting with its east end on the cliff itself It is about 18 ft. wide at the bottom, with a diagonal entrance across it, from which a slight artificial «carp runs towards the present farm. It is doubtful if either this 4-5' SCALE OF rttT 100 200 entrance or scarp are ancient. There can be no doubt that this formed a ^ /v9 part of the fosse inclos- ing the court, but since it must have been filled up from the west end, and is washed away at the other end, it is im- possible to guess whether 2 it joined the fosse of the 2 mount or surrounded it. ^ About 100 yards " due north we come to an inclosure, roughly rectangular in plan, but which is not a true square. The moat is 36 ft. to 40 ft. wide, and still contains water on the north and west sides, and is marshy else- where. The space in- closed is barely 100 ft. square, and is rounded and humpy, not level. On the subject of remains at Aldingham, the wildest theories have been mooted, but they need no notice here. At the time of Domesday, one Ernulf had six carucates to be taxed at Aldingham, and at the least as early as 1127 the le Flemings seem to have had the manor, since the lands of Michael were specially excepted in Stephen's foundation Charter of Furness Abbey. There is also the tradition that the early lords moved their habitation from Aldingham to Gleaston Castle on account of the encroachments of the sea, and it certainly seems reasonable to suppose that fear of such an encroachment might prompt such a migration. There i
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