| HER Number (PRN): | 03517 |
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| Name: | Supposed Castle at Ronhill |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1540 AD?)
Summary
In the early 20th century a local historian asserted that there was once a castle at Ronhill.
| Parish: | Cleobury Mortimer, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO67NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 674 763 |
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Related records: None recorded
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
A castle once stood on Ronhill. It was much smaller than the castle to the NW of the church. (The inference by Auchmuty is that it was Medieval) <1a><1b>
Nothing visible on RAF vertical APs. OS Records comment, 1977 <1c>
<00> Shropshire County Council SMR, Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards, SMR Card for PRN SA 03517 (Card index). SSA20722.
<01b> Auchmuty S F, 1909/ 1912, Article in the Transactions of the Caradoc and Severn Valley Field Club (Article in serial). SSA8810.
<01a> Auchmuty S F, 1911, The History of Cleobury Mortimer, p5 (Monograph). SSA4771.
<01c> Royal Air Force, 1948-Oct, Vertical View, 26 Oct 1948 (Vertical aerial photograph). SSA18814.
<01> Ordnance Survey, 1977, Ordnance Survey Record Card SO67NE17 (Card index). SSA8811.
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 03517. |
| [01c] | SSA18814 - Vertical aerial photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948-Oct. Vertical View, 26 Oct 1948. |
| [01a] | SSA4771 - Monograph: Auchmuty S F. 1911. The History of Cleobury Mortimer. p5. |
| [01b] | SSA8810 - Article in serial: Auchmuty S F. 1909/ 1912. Article in the Transactions of the Caradoc and Severn Valley Field Club. Trans Caradoc Severn Valley Fld Club. Vol 5. p60. |
| [01] | SSA8811 - Card index: Ordnance Survey. 1977. Ordnance Survey Record Card SO67NE17 . Ordnance Survey record cards. SO67NE17 . |
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 16 2007 9:43AM |
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