The Old Mountains 710/1/0 Possible Manor site, refered to in No.753 of Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem 30/6/1492 At least 2 manors in Astwell Astwell castle likely to be Brokes Manor and a moated site - Billinges Manor, Familiar name Old Mountains 710/1/1 Moated site, Rectangular flat island 0.5 to 1 meter high, banks onall but west side, contains 2 rectangular depressions - possibly ponds, moat 1.5 to 2 meters deep, south side filled in ... 710/1/2 Boundary 710/0/1 Warren consisting of 2 pillow mounds First 15 metres long N to S orientation, second55m metres long and E to S orientation, both 1.5 to 2 meters high 710/0/2 Fishpond. 1.5 to 3 metre dam accross the valley on south side, West side ditch/scarp , N aand east boundary possible scarps close to moated area, bank accroos dam (88/0/2), 2 metre deep hollow way meets end of dam , Familiar name pool meadow 710/0/3 old road Old Mountains lies in a broad valley to the south-west of Astwell Park Farm, just north of Crowfield. The monument consists of a moated site with a large associated fishpond, and the nearby remains of a small warren. The moated site covers an area approximately 110m x 100m. The moat island is sub-rectangular and stands up to 1m above the surrounding land with a slight inner bank about 0.5m high on its north, south and east sides. A triangular area of the island on the west has been separated from the main moat island at a later date by an oblique ditch. Within the moat island, on its west side, two rectangular depressions indicate the locations of small ponds. The island is surrounded by a partially waterlogged moat ditch between 1.5m and 2m deep on the north, east and west sides. The southern ditch has been infilled leaving a series of depressions and a small mound. The moat lies near to the western edge of a deer park and is thought likely to be the location of the park keeper's lodge. Just to the south of the moat are the earthwork remains of a massive fishpond and dam. The dam lies on the southern side of the site and spans the valley of a stream. On the eastern side of the stream the dam stands as a bank up to 3m high, but on the western side the dam has been ploughed and survives as a bank 1.5m high. It is thought that the pond originally covered the whole of this field which on early maps is known as Pool Meadow. On the north-east side of the dam lies a waterlogged ditch approximately 200m long which is thought to be the remains of a water channel from the pond, and a low bank which lies between this ditch and the moated site is also considered to be part of the earthworks of the water management system. On the north-west side of the field containing the large fishpond is a warren consisting of two pillow mounds. One mound 15m long lies from north to south and the second mound 55m long lies east to west; both mounds are between 1.5m and 2m high. see also for more detail diagram and photo