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Shropshire HER

HER Number (PRN):03024
Name:Earthwork c 240m N of Bird's Holding
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:None recorded

Monument Type(s):

Summary

A knoll, most likely natural, but possibly a motte of medieval date.

Parish:Stowe, South Shropshire, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SO37SW
Grid Reference:SO 3081 7400

Related records: None recorded

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA2765 - 1973 field observation by the Ordnance Survey

Description

Motte? <1a>

Prominent natural knoll at SO30787400. Apart from the construction of a footpath around the base of the mound on the east side there is no indication of artificial work. There is a similar but higher mound to the west. OS FI 1973 <1>


<00> Shropshire County Council SMR, Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards, SMR Card for PRN SA 03024 (Card index). SSA20722.


<01a> Bird A J, Map annotation by OS Correspondent (Map annotation). SSA10927.


<01> Ordnance Survey, 1973, Ordnance Survey Record Card SO37SW2 (Card index). SSA7962.

Sources

[00]SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 03024.
[01a]SSA10927 - Map annotation: Bird A J. Map annotation by OS Correspondent.
[01]SSA7962 - Card index: Ordnance Survey. 1973. Ordnance Survey Record Card SO37SW2. Ordnance Survey record cards. SO37SW2.
Date Last Edited:Jan 9 2012 10:47AM