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Monument Number 107136
Hob Uid: 107136
Location : Shropshire Lydbury North
Grid Ref : SO3152085040
Summary : Bronze Age round barrow or ploughed down prehistoric or Roman enclosure, or motte and bailey, surviving as an earthwork. The cropmark remains of large circular enclosure with two annex enclosures were seen occupying the same location as the alleged round barrow and mapped from aerial photographs. Scheduled.
More information : (SO 31528504) Tumulus (NR). (1) Remnant of a castle mount now ploughed over and reduced in height.(2) Wrongly classified in VCH, it has every appearance of a round barrow.(3-4) Rejected as castle site.(5) A grass covered round barrow, 27.0m in diameter, 2.0m in height, situated upon a false crest on a S facing slope of pasture. No visible remains of a ditch. Published 1:2500 survey revised. (6) SO 315 850. Acton Bank round barrow. Scheduled. (7) The cropmark remains of a large circular enclosure with two annex enclosures was seen occupying the same site as the mound noted by previous authorities and mapped from aerial photographs. The main enclosure is centred at SO 3152 8503, but it is not clear from the aerial photographs if there are any traces of a mound remaining. The enclosure is defined by a thick ditch with a diameter of c28m, and appears to have an inner enclosure and traces of four large pits or post holes (possibly the remains of a building or tower). Attached to the south side is a ditch-defined annex with an entrance to the south, which has a second annex enclosure attached to its western side. The site may be the remains of a ploughed out motte and bailey, but without further fieldwork a prehistoric origin cannot be ruled out. (8)

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Source details : OS 6" 1963
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Source details : CBA Gp 2 AW No 4 1964 11 (C J Spurgeon)
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Source details : F1 ASP 06-DEC-73
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Source details : SAM List Salop
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Round Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Prehistoric, Roman
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Monument Type : Circular Enclosure, Annexe Enclosure, Pit
Evidence : Cropmark

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte, Bailey, Annexe Enclosure
Evidence : Cropmark

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : Salop 168
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : MU.272.8
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 38 NW 10
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1973-12-06
End Date : 1973-12-06

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1993-01-01
End Date : 1994-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 107136