| HER Number (PRN): | 00228 |
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| Name: | Postulated motte, now interpreted as a natural feature, Castle Hill |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
A mound which at the beginning of the 20th century was postulated to be a motte, but by the 1970s it had been concluded that it was a natural feature.
| Parish: | Woolstaston, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO49NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 4678 9906 |
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Related records: None recorded
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA207 - 1978 field observation by Shropshire County Council
- ESA208 - 1972 field observation by the Ordnance Survey
Description
Mound, appears to be wholly artificial..perhaps sepulchral in origin, later adapted to military purposes <1a>
Postulated as a motte, with apparently a reference to its abandonment in 1172 <1b>
Also postulated as the site of a manor house <1c>
Hogg and King initially accepted it as a motte [<1d>] but later rejected it [<1e>], the 1172 reference having been found to apply to the place only, with no mention of a castle. A natural mound rising 5m above the surrounding ground.
There are no signs of a building on the mound. OS FI 1972 <1><1f>
The site consists of a rounded, drumlin - shaped summit and steep sides. No traces of other features. The site does not look like a motte and given the geological background of the area seems likely to be natural. I Burrow FI 1978 <2>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 00228. |
| [01c] | SSA1126 - Volume: Gaydon A T (ed). 1968. Victoria County History 8: Condover and Ford Hundreds. Victoria County History of Shropshire. Vol 8. p171. |
| [01d] | SSA1163 - Article in serial: Hogg A H A & King D J C. 1963. Early Castles in Wales and the Marches. Archaeologia Cambrensis. Vol 112. p77-124. p108. |
| [01bi] | SSA1164 - Manuscript: Anon. MS notes. |
| [01] | SSA1165 - Card index: Ordnance Survey. 1972. Ordnance Survey Record Card SO49NE1. Ordnance Survey record cards. SO49NE1. |
| [01a] | SSA178 - Volume: Victoria County History. 1908. Victoria County History 1. Victoria County History of Shropshire. Vol 1. p389. |
| [01b] | SSA244 - Monograph: Renn D F. 1968. Norman Castles of Britain. p222. |
| [01f] | SSA31554 - Site visit report: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. Various. NRHE: Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 DJC 14-DEC-72. |
| [01e] | SSA720 - Article in serial: Hogg A H A & King D J C. 1970. Castles in Wales and the Marches: additions and corrections. Archaeologia Cambrensis. Vol 119. p119-124. p121, p124n. |
| [02] | SSA1166 - Field recording form: Burrow Ian. 1978-Sep-27. Site Visit Form, 27/09/1978. SMR site visit form. |
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 31 2024 2:44PM |
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