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Aston Tump
Hob Uid: 108758
Location : County of Herefordshire Pipe Aston
Grid Ref : SO4618071900
Summary : The earthwork remains of a Moated motte mapped from aerial photographs. When field investigated in 1972 the earth and stone motte was 44 metres in diameter at the base and 22 metres in diameter on the summit. It rose 6 metres above the encircling moat. The marshy moat was 11 metres in width and from 0.5 metres deep on the south side to 1.5 metres deep on the north side. The moat was fed by a stream from the north east, leaving from the south west. Scheduled.
More information : (SO 46187190) Castle Mound. (1) Mound and moat, probably a castle mound. The mound is roughly circular and about 47 yds in diameter at the base, rising about 24ft above the bottom of the ditch. The moat is still wet on the NW side. (2) An earth-and-stone motte, 44.0m in diameter at the base, the flat summit, 22.0m in diameter, being 6.0m above the encircling moat. The moat, once wet now marshy, is 11.0m in width and from 0.5m deep on the S side to 1.5m deep on the N side. It is fed by a stream entering from the NE and leaving from the SW. Published 1:2500 survey revised. (3) Additional reference. (4-5) The earthwork remains of the large motte described by the previous authorities was seen located at SO 4619 7291 and mapped from aerial photographs. (6) Listed and described by Shoesmith. (7)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Moat, Motte
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : HE 79
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : MU.244.12
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 47 SE 1
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-07-19
End Date : 1972-07-19

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

Historic England Research Records

Aston Tump