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| Name: | Olivers Mound Castle, Shrawley Wood |
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| HER Reference: | WSM02225 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 813 655 |
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| Map Sheet: | SO86NW |
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| Parish: | Shrawley, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire |
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Monument Types
- CASTLE (MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- CARTRIDGE (Unknown date)
- DOOR FITTING (Unknown date)
- KNIFE (Unknown date)
- NAIL (Unknown date)
- NAIL (Unknown date)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
Associated Events
- Excavations in 1928-30, Oliver's Mound, Shrawley Wood, Shrawley (Ref: WSM32874)
- Excavation in 2008, Oliver's Mound, Shrawley (Ref: WSM41776)
- Geophysical and Earthwork Survey, Oliver's Mound, Shrawley (Ref: WSM71718)
- Unstratified medieval pendant, Olivers Mount, Shrawley (Ref: WSM05450)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Flood Risk Assessment (NHPP)
Full description
Site commanded much frequented ford. No traces of building on hill before digging 'small amount of labour' exposed lower courses of walls, built in local red sandstone blocks. In all square tower 27' x 27', oblong chamber overlooking the river, octagonal tower and some portions of wall uncovered. Central tower: traces of destruction by fire, bed of ashes also under foundation wall. Against base of octagonal tower, traces of iron working. Belonged to 'Potiers' of Beauchamps, fell to crown at battle of Barnet. There is a local tradition that the ruins were used to mask guns during civil war and that walls entirely razed to ground at that time [1] [2] [3].
See also report 382 [4].
An article relating to the castle and the Poher family prepared by Shrawley and District Local History Society [5].
An article on a medieval pitcher handle recovered from excavations during 2010. [6]
Sources and further reading
| <1*> | Bibliographic reference: Masterman S W. 1930. Excavations on Oliver's Mount, Shrawley Wood. Transactions of the Worcestershire Archaeological . New Series, 7. |
| <2*> | Bibliographic reference: Page, W. 1924. A History of the County of Worcestershire; Volume IV. Victoria County History. 338. |
| <3> | List: 1998-1999. List of Nationally Important Sites. MPP List. |
| <4*> | Unpublished document: Dalwood, C H et al. 1996. Salvage recording on the Astley to Worcester aqueduct: Archive report. 382. |
| <5*> | Bibliographic reference: Sproat, Rod. 2006. The Castle at Oliver's Mound, and the Poher Family. Shrawley & District Local History Society Journal. Number 2 Spring. 4. |
| <6*> | Unpublished document: 2010. Olivers Mound Medieval Castle. Finds report: Medieval Pitcher Handle. NWAG. Report NW1000. |
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