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LITW A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE dominate the ford, but nothing can be learned about it, and the descrip- tion of the Norman castle belongs to another section of this work. (2) Flitwick. — Near the church, on rising ground known as « Mount Hill,' stands a small * mound and court ' work of the figure-of- eight type. A circular moat averaging 30 feet in width, and 6 feet at its deepest, encloses 1 mound which is 102 feet in diameter the top, and 4 or 5 feet the general Its surface is fairly flat but slopes gradually up towards the west, where it is finished by a small round flat-topped mound, which rises 14 feet above the bottom of the moat. There are remains of a strong rampart on the outer scarp of the moat, which towards U "JU CUV IW * the south commences its sweep to encircle the base-court, which was considerably larger than the inner enclosure. Towards this court the circular moat is stopped in two places for entrances. There are traces of outer lines in the fields adjoining, but not many years ago these formed part of a large pleasure garden, and the lines have been almost obliterated. This is true also of the north side of the base-court. The small upper mound was the site of a summer house and may have been modi- fied. The river Flitt, an arm of the Ivel, is near. There is Norman detail in the church. 1 (3) ' Conger Hill,' Toddington. — This place occupies the highest point of a lofty tableland from which wide views of the country are obtained. A great round moat, 30 to 32 feet wide and 5 to 6 feet deep, entirely encircles the mound, which rises 1 8 feet above the present bot- tom of it, with a flat top of 92 feet diameter. There is no trace of rampart on the summit, but here and there slight sinkings which suggest some sort of small enclosures. There are a few slight entrenched lines to the north-west in the direction of the church, which stands about 100 yards distant, and a considerable length of moat 12 feet wide by 2 feet deep runs past quite close to the great moat edge on the east. .£ OF FEET 1 The whole of Flitwick was held 1 demesne 286 by William Lovet in Domesday.