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| Name: | Church Norton Mound |
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| HER Ref: | MWS3506 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Designations
- Scheduled Monument 12887: RINGWORK SOUTH OF ST WILFRED'S CHAPEL
Summary
The monument includes a semi-circular bank and outer ditch and the area within the earthworks in which the remains of stone buildings have been located. This area forms the southern half of a Norman ringwork castle, the northern half of which has been incorporated into the churchyard of St.Wilfred's chapel.
Monument Types
- BUILDING (Built, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1154 AD (between))
- RINGWORK (Built, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1154 AD (between))
- TOWER (Built, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1154 AD (between))
Sources
| <1> | Excavation archive: Salzman LF. 1912. Excavations at Selsey1911. Sussex Arch Colls. 55:56-62. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Heron-Allen E. 1911. 195-7. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: 1953. VCH (Sussex). 4:207. |
| <4> | List: King DJC & Alcock L. 1959. Ringworks of England and Wales. 3:90-127. |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: Aldsworth FG. 1979. The Mound at Church Norton, Selsey, and the site of St.Wilfrid's Church. Sussex Arch Colls. 117:103-107. |
| <6> | Excavation archive: Aldsworth FG & Garnett ED. 1981. Excavations on The Mound at Church Norton, Selsey,in 1911 & 1965. Sussex Arch Colls. 119:217-221. |
| <7> | Bibliographic reference: Acc Register. |
| <8> | Bibliographic reference: 1991. EH Scheduling Revision Order. K1.345.11/7/91. |
| <9> | Scheduling record: Secretary of State. 1991. Schedule of Monuments. |
| <10> | Unpublished document: Sussex Arch Soc Research Committee minutes. 13th October 1965. |
Associated Events
- Part excav, Garnett ED, 1965
- Part excav, Salzman LF, 1911
- Full survey, Garnett ED, 1965
Associated Monuments
- MWS3507 - Related to: Flint Finds, Church Norton (Find Spot)
- MWS1607 - Related to: Iron Age Occupation Site, Church Norton (Monument)
- MWS3508 - Related to: Romano British Villa, Church Norton (Monument)
- MWS4214 - Related to: Saxon Find, Church Norton (Find Spot)
Associated Finds - none recorded
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