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From the BBC Website, 29th January 2005

Work underway to protect mound

Work has started to protect one of Cambridge's best known ancient monuments, the Castle Mound.
The landmark, which was once the site of a castle built by William the Conqueror, has been facing problems of erosion for some time.
Measures are now being put in place to ban skateboarders and cyclists from the Mound and limit walkers to the footpaths to help safeguard the site.
The plan of work has been drawn up by Cambridgeshire County Council.
The Mound stands in the grounds of council's Shire Hall headquarters.
Cambridge Castle was built in 1068 to monitor the main routes into the city from the north and the river crossing.
For almost 200 years the castle remained an earth and timber structure - until the first stone castle was built by Edward I between 1285 and 1299 - but none of these stone buildings now survives.
The work to protect the Castle Mound will cost about £5,000.

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... and one of the castle in 1779.

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From the “Cambridge Evening News” 27th April 2005

Project aims to halt monument's erosion

A PROJECT to halt the erosion of Castle Mound in Cambridge is being carried out by the county council.
The ancient monument at the front of Shire Hall is being eroded by cyclists, skateboarders and people not using the path. A study was commissioned by Cambridgeshire County Council to look at what work needs to be done.
Signs have been erected to encourage people to use the footpath up the side of the mound and soon work will start to improve the steps up the side of the thousand year old earthwork.
Access to the top of the mound will be restricted for two or three days while resin bonded gravel is used to repair the steps at a cost of £3,000.
County council head of facilities management Allan Davison said: "We would like to apologise to visitors if they are unable to climb the mound to enjoy the views over Cambridge or take photographs, but the works are essential if we are to preserve it for future generations."
Cambridge Castle was built on the mound from wood on the orders of William the Conqueror in 1068.

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An old engraving of Cambridge Castle, dated 1772 and recently added to my collection. This comes from Grose's Antiquities.

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