Record Details
| HER Number: | 00007 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Heighley Castle |
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Summary
The listed and scheduled remains of a medieval castle, which is probably of mainly early 13th century date.
Monument Type(s):
- CASTLE (Built (Circa) Norman - 1223 AD)
- DEER PARK (Norman to MEDIEVAL - 1200 AD to 1299 AD)
Associated Events:
- EST1871 - Heritage at Risk Survey 2008
- EST1944 - Heritage at Risk Survey 2009 (West Midlands Region)
- EST260 - Un-named event/activity
- EST466 - Un-named event/activity
- EST509 - A site visit to Blore Heath Battlefield and Heighley Castle by a Field Monument Warden in1984.
Protected Status:
- Scheduled Monument 21537: Heighley Castle
- Listed Building (II) 0408/02/052: Heighley Castle
Full description
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Sources and further reading
| <1> | 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 352 |
| <2> | SST372 - Written: Department of the Environment. Ongoing. Listed Buildings of Special Architectural or Historical Importance (Green and Blue Backs). |
| <3> | SST2107 - Serial: University of Keele. 1966. North Staffordshire Journal of Field Studies volume 6 (1966). 'The Medieval Castles of Staffordshire' by L.M. Cantor - Page 44 |
| <4> | SST1963 - Photographic: Staffordshire County Council. 1960s onward. Staffordshire County Council Photographic Collection. various. A. Clarke - 1977 - 49-50 |
| <5> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 74 NE - 7 (T.N.S.F.C. Volume 77, 1843, page 63 ( By D. G. Harnaman) |
| <6> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 74 NE - 7 ('Madeley, Staffordshire' by R. Nicholls, 1935, pages 10-11) |
| <7> | SST3723 - Scheduling Record: English Heritage. Ongoing. Scheduled Monument Designation Documents and Scheduled Monument Consents. AM7 |
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