SE of Laxton Castle is a circular mound, resembling a burial mound, known as "Mushroom Hill". (1)
A mound, N of the cricket ground and partially levelled to improve the pitch, was trenched by the writer and found to have no ditch. A small piece of iron was found in the centre on a bed of clay at 1ft above natural level. The mound was composed of an alluvium foreign to the surrounding keuper marl. (2)
On the N edge of the cricket pitch at above grid ref is a feature which may well be the remains of the mound. (3)
No remains - site only. (4)
See M4158 for adjacent castle, M4157 for village and cross refs.

<1> Royal Arch Institute, 1881, Archaeological Journal, p 427 (Published document). SNT102.

<2> Thoroton Society, 1939, TTS, p 11 (Published document). SNT356.

<3> OS, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT983.

Other Refs: 67208 401-2

<4> Colquhoun FD, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT582.