Record Details
| HER Number: | 00213 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Eccleshall Castle |
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Summary
The listed and scheduled remains of Eccleshall Castle and moat. The castle was fortified in circa 1200, and occupied by the bishops of Lichfield throughout the middle ages. It was destroyed by Parliamentarians in 1646, and the existing house which now stands within the moat was built in the late 17th century. Some of the original fortifications, including a nine sided tower, still remain.
Monument Type(s):
Associated Events:
- EST1212 - A survey of moated sites in Staffordshire.
- EST1229 - A survey of the tower and associated structures at Eccleshalll Castle, Eccleshall, Staffordshire.
- EST157 - Archaeological excavation - FISHER 1972
- EST158 - Archaeological excavation - FISHER 1975
Protected Status:
- Scheduled Monument 21525: Eccleshall Castle
- Listed Building (II*) 0953/19/003: Eccleshall Castle
Full description
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Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 82 NW - 1 |
| <2> | SST1442 - Descriptive text: C. Masefield. 1930. Staffordshire. 'Staffordshire' by C. Masefield, 1930, page |
| <3> | SST3723 - Scheduling record: English Heritage. Ongoing. Scheduled Monument Designation Documents and Scheduled Monument Consents. MPP23/ AA 91857/1 (21-Jan-1994) |
| <4> | SST1963 - Photographic: Staffordshire County Council. 1960s onward. Staffordshire County Council Photographic Collection. various. 234-244 (1966) & 363-366 (1969) |
| <5> | SST2107 - Serial: University of Keele. 1966. North Staffordshire Journal of Field Studies volume 6 (1966). 'The Medieval Castles of Staffordshire' by L.M. Cantor - Pages 43-44 |
| <6> | SST2918 - Article in serial: J.C. Bates and M. Ridgway (The Evening Sentinel). 1986. Eccleshall - Tomb of the Bishops (The Evening Sentinel, 14th July 1986). 14 July 1986 |
| <7> | SST4036 - Drawn: ?. 1970s/1980s. Eccleshall Castle: Elevations, Plans and Section Drawings. Paper/Permatrace. 1:10/1:20. |
| <8> | SST2865 - Survey Archive: R. A. Meeson (Staffordshire County Council). 1983-1986. Staffordshire Moated Site Survey (Survey Notes). |
| <9> | SST2925 - Drawn: R. A. Meeson. 1981-1986. Staffordshire Moated Sites Survey (Illustrations). Permatrace. 1:1000/1:500/1:200. |
| <10> | SST3733 - Written: North West Wetlands Survey (Leah, Wells,Stamper, Huckerby & Welch). 1998. The Wetlands of Shropshire and Staffordshire. page 215 |
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