A mound was a fashionable feature of many 18th century gardens. It would have provided a viewing point over the estate and across to Tog Hill, Lansdown, Kelston and Dundry.
Many such features had a small summer house at their peak, although excavations here have revealed no signs of any structure, merely establishing that the mound was not built from industrial waste but from natural material.
Oak trees, probably planted in Victorian times, now crown the top, and holly bushes on the sides suggest the possible line of a spiral path.
