| HER Number (PRN): | 08179 |
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| Name: | Fishpond NE of Camp Ring motte and bailey castle |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1012855: Camp Ring |
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Monument Type(s):
- FISHPOND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)
Summary
Scheduled Monument: A medieval fishpond lying within the complex of earthworks surrounding the Norman earthwork castle of Camp Ring.
| Parish: | Stanton Lacy, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO48SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 4978 8217 |
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Related records
| 00165 | Part of: Camp Ring motte and bailey castle, 400m E of Culmington Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Included in Scheduling of Camp Ring motte and bailey in 1995. Relevant part of Scheduling description: ->
-> The fishpond lies within the eastern arm of the enclosure and respects its overall north east to south west orientation. It is a rectangular hollow 20m long by 12m wide averaging lm in depth, bounded on all sides by a low bank 0.5m high. Gaps in the bank at the north west and south east corners may represent the outlet and inlet channels linking the pond with the enclosure ditch. Sluices positioned in these channels would have controlled the flow of water and allowed drainage of the pond. The water management system of which the pond is a part includes the ditches of the L-shaped enclosure and those of the motte and bailey= <1>
<01> English Heritage, 1995, Scheduling Papers (Revised Scheduling, 19/09/1995) (Scheduled Monument notification). SSA848.
Sources
| [01] | SSA848 - Scheduled Monument notification: English Heritage. 1995. Scheduling Papers (Revised Scheduling, 19/09/1995). 19187. |
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2010 2:17PM |
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