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HER Number: 7059
Record Type: Monument
Name: Shellingford Castle, Immediately South of Church (site of)

Grid Reference: SU 319 934
Parish:SHELLINGFORD, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE

Monument Type(s):

  • MANOR HOUSE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Summary

Site of old manor-house, described in 1813 as as 'an ancient stone building called, it does not appear for what reason, Shellingford Castle'

Associated Monuments

  • None

    • Associated Finds:

  • None

    • Description

    (1) Site of old manor-house, described in 1813 as as 'an ancient stone building called, it does not appear for what reason, Shellingford Castle'.
    (2) Early C16th range of cottages SW of Church is probably the manor-house offices; but little of C16th date or interest now visible
    (3) Castle site now occupied by farmyard and grass plot
    (4) Buckler water-colour of 1818 shows C16th house of 2 storeys, 3 attic gables to SW, 4 gables to SE face, front of house flush with cottages mentioned earlier
    (5) Site is not classified as a castle for MPP - it appears to be a C16th manor house


    <1> Victoria County History of Berkshire, Vol IV, p.475 (Serial). SOX6.


    <2> Berks Archaeological Journal, Vol 45 (1941) p.32 (Serial). SOX390.


    <3> Field Notes/Field Visit, N V Quinnell (1964) (Unpublished document). SOX261.


    <4> General reference, Bodleian Library (1981) (Bibliographic reference). SOX373.


    <5> MPP Documents for Oxfordshire, S Lisk, 20.11.92 (Index). SOX259.


    <6> Magna Britannia, Vol I, part 2, pp.360-1 (Monograph). SOX946.

    Sources

    <1>Victoria County History of Berkshire. Vol IV, p.475. [Serial / SOX6]
    <2>Berks Archaeological Journal. Vol 45 (1941) p.32. [Serial / SOX390]
    <3>Field Notes/Field Visit. N V Quinnell (1964). [Unpublished document / SOX261]
    <4>General reference. Bodleian Library (1981). [Bibliographic reference / SOX373]
    <5>MPP Documents for Oxfordshire. S Lisk, 20.11.92. [Index / SOX259]
    <6>Magna Britannia. Vol I, part 2, pp.360-1. [Monograph / SOX946]

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