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Castle Mound
Hob Uid: 68514
Location : Shropshire Petton
Grid Ref : SJ4410026230
Summary : Mound of uncertain date or function, 23 metres in diameter and 2 metres high. It has most recently been interpreted as a Bronze Age bowl barrow. It has also been suggested to be a motte and a gazebo. A dagger of unspecified date is alleged to have been found on the mound, the whereabouts of which is now unknown. On the southern side is an ice house which has cut through the quarry ditch (see SJ 42 NW 22). The mound is scheduled but the icehouse is excluded.
More information : (SJ 4410 2623) Castle Mound (GT). (1) "... has the appearance of small Norman motte, probably with it's bailey extending to the Church". (2) This mound bears no resemblance to a barrow and very little to a motte. It is situated on the upper edge of land which falls to the east but it is not in a dominating position. There is no trace of a ditch, or of a bailey. Its proximity to the Church is probably fortuitous for I could find no record of the church existing prior to 1320. No historical information concerning a former stronghold was obtained by literary research. The mound has a minimum height of 1.4m and its flat and level top has a diameter of 10.0m. It is 24.0m in diameter at the base. From the top of the mound there is a good all-round view which suggests a belvedere or gazebo. (3) This mound, which is 1.8m high on the NW and 3.0m high on its SE side, is unlikely to have been the site of a gazebo. If it were contemporary or later than the icehouse it seems very unlikely that it would have been described as a tumulus at the first survey. There is evidence that trees were planted on the mound and this would be sufficient reason for not constructing an icehouse in it. There is no evidence to associate the mound with the moat except that, if a motte, it demonstrates a typical pattern of movement of the dwelling place from motte to motte and later to the present site of Petton Park. There are slight indications that a ditch may have existed on the NW side but there is no trace of a bailey. Mr Pickering (4a) stated that a dagger had been found on the mound and had been given to Shrewsbury Museum but the museum (4b) had no knowledge of any find made here. Published survey (25") revised. (4) SJ 441262. Mound in Petton Park. Scheduled. (5) (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1954
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Source details : (L F Chitty)
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Source details : F1 JR 20-NOV-61
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Source details : F2 DJC 17-JUL-73
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Source Number : 4a
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Source details : Mr E R Pickering Church House, Petton
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Source Number : 4b
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Source details : Mr Michael Pitman Assistant Curator Shrewsbury Museum
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Source details : Shropshire
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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 : Bowl Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

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

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1900
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Gazebo
Evidence : Earthwork, Conjectural Evidence

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Mound
Evidence : Earthwork, Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Uncertain
Component Monument Type : Mound
Object Type : DAGGER
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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : SA 265
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 32299
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 42 NW 1
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1961-11-20
End Date : 1961-11-20

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1973-07-17
End Date : 1973-07-17

Historic England Research Records

Castle Mound