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Shropshire HER

HER Number (PRN):16929
Name:Wall to NE of Ercall Hall, HIGH ERCALL
Type of Record:Building
Protected Status:Listed Building (II) 1187230: WALL TO NORTH EAST OF ERCALL HALL

Monument Type(s):

  • WALL (17th century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Summary

A 17th century wall, which is protected by Grade II Listing.

Parish:Ercall Magna, Telford and Wrekin
Map Sheet:SJ51NE
Grid Reference:SJ 5942 1742

Related records

11870Part of: Ercall Hall, Ercall Magna (High Ercall) (Building)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Description

C17 brick garden wall on sandstone foundation. Part is retaining wall to earthworks of earlier fortifications. Three pointed-arch doorways <1>

It is possible that the lower stone coursing of the North and West walls of the garden represent the remains of the revetment wall of the inner face of the Civil War rampart <2> <3>


<00> Shropshire County Council SMR, Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards, SMR Card for PRN SA 16929 (Card index). SSA20722.


<01> Department of the Environment (DoE), 1983-Apr-08, 19th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p83 (List of Buildings). SSA662.


<02> Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit, 1991, Report 171, Duplicated of SSA674, p4 (DUPLICATION). SSA23277.


<03> Ferris Iain & Litherland Steve J, 1991, Archaeological work at Ercall Hall, High Ercall, Shropshire, in 1991, p4 (Archaeological fieldwork report). SSA674.

Sources

[00]SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 16929.
[01]SSA662 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1983-Apr-08. 19th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 1126-0. List volume. p83.
[02]SSA23277 - DUPLICATION: Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit. 1991. Report 171, Duplicated of SSA674. p4.
[03]SSA674 - Archaeological fieldwork report: Ferris Iain & Litherland Steve J. 1991. Archaeological work at Ercall Hall, High Ercall, Shropshire, in 1991. BUFAU Rep. 171. p4.
Date Last Edited:Nov 1 2010 1:59PM