. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. ANCIENT EARTHWORKS decide the former question, but its position and surroundings, as well as the antiquity of the church and manor here, distinctly point to its being an earthwork mount castle, with probably a base court or bailey attached, like the more perfectly preserved examples which the Lune valley has to show.^* Newton in Makerfield (15 miles east of Liverpool).—Nearly a third of a mile north-north-east of the parish church is a conspicuously placed artificial hillock called the ' Castle Hill * ; three good-sized oaks
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. ANCIENT EARTHWORKS decide the former question, but its position and surroundings, as well as the antiquity of the church and manor here, distinctly point to its being an earthwork mount castle, with probably a base court or bailey attached, like the more perfectly preserved examples which the Lune valley has to show.^* Newton in Makerfield (15 miles east of Liverpool).—Nearly a third of a mile north-north-east of the parish church is a conspicuously placed artificial hillock called the ' Castle Hill * ; three good-sized oaks grow upon •07 75. SCALE OF FEET O 100 zoo 300 I I. SECTION Same Scale. E B ^ U. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Farrer, William, 1861-1924, ed; Brownbill, J. , joint ed. London [Constable]
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