 In the winter of 1643/4 Towcester became the winter headquarters of the Royalist cavalry under Prince Rupert.The town was re-fortified and Bury Mount was converted into a platform for 2 cannon which was probably slighted when the Royalists left in the spring of 1644.From then on Bury Mount was used as an orchard and then as gardens for a cottage built at the foot of the mound.