| HER Number (PRN): | 62500 |
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| Name: | Shrewsbury Castle, outer bailey rampart (west side) |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Shrewsbury |
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Monument Type(s):
- RAMPART (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)
Summary
Excavated evidence for the outer bailey rampart for the Castle.
| Parish: | Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ41SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 4933 1276 |
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Related records
| 62514 | Parent of: Shrewsbury Castle Outer Bailey Wall/ Town Wall (Stretch from Castle Court parallel with School Gardens) (Monument) |
| 62503 | Parent of: Shrewsbury Castle, outer bailey gate (Monument) |
| 62501 | Parent of: Shrewsbury Castle, outer bailey, rampart (Monument) |
| 62499 | Part of: Shrewsbury Castle, outer bailey (Monument) |
| 60247 | Related to: Saxon remains recorded during excavations at Rigg's Hall (PRN10134) 1978 (Monument) |
| 62539 | Related to: School Gardens (Monument) |
| 62502 | Related to: Shrewsbury Castle, outer bailey defences, (east side) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Excavations at Rigg's Hall found an earth dump, interpreted as a rampart [PRN 62501], stratified between late Saxon pits and the 13th-century town wall [PRN 62515]. It contained two sherds of probable 12th-century pottery and a greater quantity of residual late Saxon material [<1>]. Not appearing in other comparable excavated sequences on the town defences (e.g. sites 60177, 60066, 60179) it was interpreted as a feature that was particular to the castle. Topographical evidence suggests that it was part of the outer bailey defences; this monument represents the most likely line for the rampart, running south-west from the Rigg's Hall site, parallel with School Gardens, to the likely site of the gate across Castle Street [PRN 62503]. The rise in ground level up from School Gardens towards the rear (west) of the Rodney House/Sydney House courtyard and the escarpment behind it is another indication of a retained deposit, probably a rampart, within the line of the town wall here. <2>
Sources
| [01] | SSA10628 - Article in monograph: Baker Nigel J. 1983. Riggs Hall: the Pre-Building Phases. Two Town Houses in Medieval Shrewsbury (TSAS 61). Carver, M O H. p66-67. |
| [02] | SSA20432 - HER comment: Baker Nigel J. UAD Analysis. 13/06/1997. |
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2021 9:13AM |
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