Monument Type(s):

• ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2600 BC? to 700 BC?)
• MOTTE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)

Summary

The plough damaged remains of a medieval motte (earthwork castle) set close to the River Clun.

Related records: None recorded

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

• ESA2461 - 1984 field observation by Shropshire County Council
• ESA2462 - 1973 field observation by the Ordnance Survey
• ESA5783 - 1999 site visit by English Heritage MPP Fieldworker

Description

Listed as an early castle by Hogg and King. Ten foot high <1a>
It was formerly thought to be a tumulus <1b>
More probably a castle motte <1c>

A natural mound, the upper slopes of which have been artificially scarped to form a small motte. Situated in the valley bottom on the east bank of the River Clun. The mound has a base diameter of 42m NW/SE by 35m transversely; the motte is about 20m in diameter. The mound is 3.5m high. No traces of an associated bailey are to be found. Motte ploughed Sept 1984, though still surviving as described by the OS 1973. No trace of motte ditch apparent as a soil mark-no other associated features noted. Field to be put down to pasture again after being cropped. (winter barley). M Watson FI 1984 <2>

Evaluated for MPP in 1990-91, Low score as one of 43 Motte castles <5>

A motte (also suggested as a possible round barrow) situated in the flood plain of the River Clun, close to the river. It measures apx 40m in diameter at its base and is about 2.5m high. Ploughing has spread and reduced the height of this mound. There are no visible indications of the surrounding ditch. It lies within an unimproved pasture field and is surmounted by an old oak tree. It is possibly associated with the motte and bailey castle at Clun, also occupying a position next to the river about 5.5km to the south east <6>

Photographed during aerial survey in 2010 (general views only). <7>

<00> Shropshire County Council SMR, Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards, SMR Card for PRN SA 01956 (Card index). SSA20722.

<01b> Victoria County History, 1908, Victoria County History 1, p411 (Volume). SSA178.

<01c> Bird A J, 1950, Map annotation by OS Correspondent (Map annotation). SSA10880.

<01a> Hogg A H A & King D J C, 1963, Early Castles in Wales and the Marches, p95 (Article in serial). SSA1163.

<01> Ordnance Survey, 1973, Ordnance Survey Record Card SO28SW8 (Card index). SSA6592.

<02> Watson Michael D, 1984, Visit Notes, 1984 (Site visit report). SSA6594.

<03> Bird A J, 1977, History on the Ground, p106 (Monograph). SSA475.

<04> Watson Michael D, The Crugyn Motte (Photograph). SSA6593.

<05> Horton Wendy B, 1990/ 1991, MPP Evaluation File (TEXT). SSA20084.

<06> Reid Malcolm L, 1999-Jul-28, MPP Non-Scheduling Alternative Action Report [28/07/1999] (Alternative Action Report). SSA21979.

<07> Shropshire Council, 2010-Jun-17, SA1006_049 to SA1006_051 (3 photos) Flight: 10_SA_06 (Oblique aerial photograph). SSA26155.

Sources

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