| HER Number (PRN): | 62501 |
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| Name: | Shrewsbury Castle, outer bailey, rampart |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Shrewsbury |
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| Listed Building (II) 1246750: RIGGS HALL AND RIGGS HALL, TO REAR OF LIBRARY |
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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 4934 1281 |
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Related records
| 62500 | Part of: Shrewsbury Castle, outer bailey rampart (west side) (Monument) |
| 62105 | Related to: 16th century part of Riggs Hall, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury (Monument) |
| 62104 | Related to: Hall house, part of Riggs Hall, Castle Gates (Monument) |
| 10134 | Related to: Riggs Hall, to rear of Library, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury (Building) |
| 62502 | Related to: Shrewsbury Castle, outer bailey defences, (east side) (Monument) |
| 62515 | Related to: Shrewsbury Town Wall (Stretch observed at Riggs Hall, School Gardens) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Excavations at Rigg's Hall found an earth (topsoil) dump, interpreted as a rampart. This was 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; the line of the rampart extrapolated southwards is recorded as PRN 62500. <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 9:14AM |
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