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Record Details

HER Number:00058
Type of record:Monument
Name:Stafford Castle Motte and Bailey

Summary

The Scheduled remains of a motte and bailey castle built by Ralph de Stafford in the 14th century on the site of an earlier Motte and Bailey. The castle was taken by Parliamentary forces in 1643.

Grid Reference:SJ 9025 2224
Map Sheet:SJ92SW
Parish:Castle Church, Stafford Borough
Map:Show this site on map

Monument Type(s):

Associated Events:

  • EST1159 - An archaeological desk-based assessment of the M6 corridor in Staffordshire.
  • EST1167 - A geophysical survey at Stafford Castle, Whitgreave and Aston-By-Stone, Staffordshire.
  • EST1174 - An archaeological assessment of 6 areas on the outskirts of Stafford town Centre, Staffordshire.
  • EST1305 - Archaeological recording at Stafford Castle, Castle Church, Staffordshire.
  • EST1590 - An archaeological research project on Stafford Castle.
  • EST1735 - An archaeological watching brief at Stafford Castle.
  • EST1803 - An archaeological desk-based assessment of land at Stafford Castle Golf Club. (Ref: 269)
  • EST181 - Un-named event/activity
  • EST403 - Site visits to a number of scheduled monuments in Stafford Borough by a Field Monument Warden (1982).
  • EST647 - Survey, excavation and research at Stafford Castle from 1978 -1998

Protected Status:

  • Scheduled Monument 21559: Stafford Castle and Associated Medieval Settlement

Full description

To find out more about this record please contact the SHER

Sources and further reading

---SST11 - Published Book: Stafford Borough Council/Iain Sodin - Editor (Northamptonshire Archaeology). 2007. Stafford Castle: Survey, Excavation and Research 1978-1998 Volume II - The Excavations.
---SST3594 - Published Book: Stafford Borough Council. 2001. Stafford Castle: Survey, Excavation and Research 1978-1998. Volume 1- The Survey..
---SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 2 (AO/56/100/2 - Section Drawings)
---SST3971 - Desk Based Assessment Report: (Stafford Borough Council). 1991. Local Plan Housing and Industrial Allocation: An Archaeological Assessment.
---SST4181 - Other Report: Cameron Moffett, Hilary White & Roy Barnes (Stafford Borough Council). 1984. Stafford Castle: Past Work and Recent Progress.
---SST4388 - Desk Based Assessment Report: Pat Frost (Castlering Archaeology). 2007. The Re-Development and Extension of the 9 Hole Golf Course to an 18 Hole Golf Course Together With a New Clubhouse Also a Practice Ground and 3 Hole Academy at Stafford Castle Golf Cl
<1>SST3723 - Scheduling Record: English Heritage. Ongoing. Scheduled Monument Designation Documents and Scheduled Monument Consents. AM7
<2>SST3723 - Scheduling Record: English Heritage. Ongoing. Scheduled Monument Designation Documents and Scheduled Monument Consents. A.M. 107 (C.A.Snowdon, 1982)
<3>SST1963 - Photographic: Staffordshire County Council. 1960s onward. Staffordshire County Council Photographic Collection. various. 72-77 (1965)
<4>SST144 - Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1970s-1980s. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph Collection. Black and White. Oblique. AA62:2321-2330
<5>SST7 - Photographic: POSTCARDS: 3 OF
<6>SST3044 - Verbal communication: R.A. Meeson (Staffordshire County Council). 1980 - 2000. Comments on sites in Staffordshire by R.A. Meeson. 1986
<7>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 2 ('Stafford in Olden Times' by J. L. Cherry, 1890, pages 148-149)
<8>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 2 ('Domesday Studies' by Rev. R.W. Eyton, 1881, pages 20-21)
<9>SST3636 - Published Book: The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 1908. (VCH volume 1) A History of the County of Stafford, Volume I. Page 355
<10>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 2 (V. J. Burton - Ordnance Survey Field Inspector - 24-Jan-1958)
<11>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 2 ('Erdeswick's A Survey of Staffordshire' 1844, pages 145-150 (by T. Harwood))
<12>SST1265 - Watching Brief Report: Chris Hewitson (Birmingham Archaeology). 2003. Archaeological Recording, Stafford Castle, Stafford, 2003. Pages 2-3
<13>SST4321 - Watching Brief Report: Dr C. J. Crowe (AAA Archaeological Advisors). 2005. Stafford Castle, Stafford: Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief. Page 2
<14>SST3958 - Desk Based Assessment Report: John Darlington and David Wilkinson (Stafford Borough Council). 1991. M6 Widening: An Archaeological Assessment (Archaeology Section Report 2). Pages 1 and 2
<15>SST216 - Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. Ongoing. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs (CUCAP). EX85 by J.K. St. Joseph (Copy Held in the HER)

Related records

04176Parent of: Monetvile Deserted Settlement (Monument)
00060Parent of: Stafford Castle Bailey (Monument)
00059Parent of: Stafford Castle Keep (Building)

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