 It was long thought to be the actual burial place of Cwichelm but the mound has been excavated several times without serious finds.In 1006, the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" states that the Danes marched to Cuckhamsley Hill as they believed that if they reached the Hill, they would never return to the sea.The knob appears to have once been a round barrow, but now is a semi-circular bank with a round front.