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Monument Number 66429
Hob Uid: 66429
Location : Shropshire Chirbury with Brompton
Grid Ref : SJ3031000430
Summary : Medieval motte castle surviving as an earthwork and mapped from aerial photographs. The motte stands 8 feet above a ditch 2 feet deep. The top is about 42 feet in diameter. The motte is scheduled.
More information : (SJ 30310043) Castle Mound (NR). (1) At Rorrington is a small mound adjacent to a farm-house, probably a tumulus. (2) A motte situated on the edge of a steep-sided valley. It stands 8 feet above a ditch now 2 feet deep, and has a top of about 42 feet in diameter. There is no sign of any bailey, nor does the adjoining small-holding occupy a possible site for one. (3) The motte is as described in authority 3. Published survey (25") revised. (4) SJ 3032 0043. Motte castle adjacent to The Mount cottage. Scheduled (RSM). (5) The earthwork remains of the motte described by the previous authorities were seen at SJ 3031 0044 and mapped from aerial photographs. The site was seen as a mound with an encircling ditch around the base of the mound. (6) Listed by Cathcart KIng. (7)

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Source details : OS 6" 1954
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Monument Types:

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

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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : Salop 224
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 19195
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 30 SW 10
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-03-02
End Date : 1971-03-02

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

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 66429