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HER Number (PRN):01880
Name:Castle Rough, Lee Brockhurst
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:None recorded

Monument Type(s):

Summary

Natural mound with a natural ditch on the west side, traditionally the site of a castle. It has been said to contain a rock-cut chamber.

Parish:Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst, North Shropshire, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SJ52NE
Grid Reference:SJ 5557 2652

Related records: None recorded

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA2408 - 1978 field observation by Shropshire County Council

Description

(SJ 55572651) Natural mound with a ditch on the west, traditionally the site of a castle. <1a><1b>
Mound is natural rock cap. Ditch is natural - probably former course of River Roden. No trace of occupation. <1c>

Card and SVF missing from SMR 10/7/91. PAW <?>

Listed by Cathcart King as a natural mound containing a rock-cut chamber. <3>

Site visible in background of CPAT 06/SA/2948, CPAT 06/SA/2950 and CPAT 06/SA/2951. <4>

Site visible in background of CPAT 06/CP/1432. <5>

Sources

[00]SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 01880.
[01a]SSA280 - Map annotation: Chitty Lily F. 1949 ?. Map annotation by OS Correspondent. 1:10560?. Corr 6" (L F Chitty 19.2.49).
[01c]SSA31554 - Site visit report: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. Various. NRHE: Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 JR 05-FEB-62.
[01b]SSA31561 - Vertical aerial photograph: Historic England / RAF. c.1946-1955. NRHE: RAF Aerial Photographs held by Historic England Archive. Black and white. RAF CPE/UK/2010 1203-4 16.4.47.
[02]SSA6456 - Photograph: Burrow Ian. 1978-Mar. Castle Rough, Moreton Corbet. Black and white. 35mm.
[03]SSA29017 - Monograph: Cathcart King D J. 1983. Castellarium anglicanum : an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the Islands. Volume II : Norfolk-Yorkshire and the islands. Vol 2. p.429.
[04]SSA24757 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 2006-Jul-28. CPAT 06/SA/2948 to 2953 (6 photos). Black and white. 35mm.
[05]SSA24758 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 2006-Jul-28. CPAT 06/CP/1432 to 1433 (2 photos). Colour. 35mm.
Date Last Edited:Jul 12 2021 9:43AM