| HER Number (PRN): | 01973 |
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| Name: | Burford Castle, or Burford Manor House |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
The present Burford House (cf. PRN 10753) was built upon the site of, or incorporates, an earlier building. During restoration work in 1954 substantial sandstone foundations were observed. It is possible that these may be associated with a 14th century fortified manor house.
| Parish: | Burford, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO56NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 5821 6797 |
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Related records
| 10753 | Related to: Burford House and garden wall attached to the SE, Burford (Building) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA4682 - 1980 Field Visit to Burford Manor House by RCHME
Description
It is said that in the process [of demolishing the W wings of Burford House, SA 10753] remains of the former castle of the Cornwalls were found <1>
A field visit by RCHME recorded stone foundations 2m to 6m high of part of a Medieval manor house, extending west 7.5m from Burford Manor House and 19m wide. Foundations revealed 1954 when Victorian west wing of Burford House demolished. Identified as manor house of Cornwall family, 14th century to 1721. Possibly a fortified manor house, not a castle <2>
CMHTS Record Sheet <3>
CMHTS Report <4>
The foundations now exposed are probably of a manor-house, perhaps fortified, but not a castle as such.<5>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 01973. |
| [01] | SSA110 - Monograph: Pevsner Nikolaus. 1958. Buildings of England (Shropshire). Buildings of England. p92. |
| [02] | SSA11472 - Field survey report: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME). 1980. Field Report for Monument SO56NE 19. RCHME rep. SO56NE19. |
| [03] | SSA19966 - Record form: Buteux Victoria & Dalwood Hal. 1993/ 1996. CMHTS SMR Records Shropshire: Burford to Clun. Central Marches Historic Towns Survey record form. Vol 3. Burford 1973. |
| [04] | SSA12058 - Historic landscape survey report: Dalwood Hal et al. 1996. Archaeological Assessment of Burford, Shropshire (CMHTS). Hereford & Worcester CAS Rep. Rep 305. |
| [05] | SSA31554 - Site visit report: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. Various. NRHE: Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 ASP 18-Mar-1980. |
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 7 2024 1:43PM |
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