Castle Mound
Grassy Norman motte on the city's highest point, all that survives of a royal stone castle.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Castle Mound in Cambridge starts with a count that two old sources cannot agree on: how many homes were cleared when William the Conqueror's men raised this earth hill in 1068. It then follows Edward I's stonemasons, the walls and towers they built, and the bill the crown paid for them. Best heard from the top of the mound, looking out over the rooftops toward the river.
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