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HER Number (PRN):08624
Name:Postulated outer earthworks of Oswestry Castle
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:None recorded

Monument Type(s):

Summary

The existence of outer earthworks north of Oswestry Castle is implied by two 1980s documents.

Parish:Oswestry, Oswestry, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SJ22NE
Grid Reference:SJ 29026 29870

Related records

05782Part of: Oswestry Castle (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Description

The existence of outer earthworks north of Oswestry Castle is implied by two 1980s documents. <1><2>


<01> Pratt D, 1980, Oswestry Town Wall, p28 (Archaeological fieldwork report). SSA2115.


<02> Worthington Margaret, 1989, Oswestry Castle and Town Wall: report on the excavations in 1988, p5 (Excavation report). SSA1536.

Sources

[01]SSA2115 - Archaeological fieldwork report: Pratt D. 1980. Oswestry Town Wall. Border Counties Archaeol Gp Rep. p28.
[02]SSA1536 - Excavation report: Worthington Margaret. 1989. Oswestry Castle and Town Wall: report on the excavations in 1988. Univ Manchester Extra Mural Department Rep. p5.
Date Last Edited:Jul 17 2017 9:56AM