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Monument Number 921799

Hob Uid: 921799
Location :
Staffordshire
Lichfield
Edingale
Grid Ref : SK1979013600
Summary : A mound South-East of Croxall Church has been interpreted both as a Saxon burial mound and as a motte. Bones were found in it in the 18th century, but these may have been the result of an extension to the adjacent churchyard. It is now incorporated into a garden as an ornamental feature. The mound is 32 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres high. Scheduled.
More information : (SK 19791360) Tumulus (NR) (1)

Burial mound south-east of Croxall Church. Diameter 117 ft,
height 18 x 29 ft. (2)

Thomas Prinsep, c 1800, dug into the north side of the mound
but stopped on finding human bones. Arms displayed in Croxall
Hall are supposed to have been found in this mound but are
probably relics of a relatively modern armoury. (3)

Possibly a small castle mound as described by Authority. 2. It is
placed in a strong position on the edge of the east bank of the
River Mease; defended on the north, east and south by a large
ditch; and on the west by the steep drop to the river. There is
no evidence of a bailey. The mound has been accepted locally as a barrow, but the human bones discovered c. 1800 may be the result of an extension of the nearby churchyard. The mound is overgrown, mutilated by terrace-paths and by a large depression in the north-east quadrant, probably the site of Prinsep's excavation. (4)

The dimensions and position of this mound suggest that it is
almost certainly a motte. The mound and ditch have been removed on the north side.
Published survey (1:2500) revised. (5)

The monument is a 'hlaew' or Anglo-Saxon burial mound. It measures 32m in diameter and is 0.5m high on the north side. The ditch surrounding it has been infilled and is no longer visible. The NE edge of the mound is partly overlain by the adjacent churchyard. The mound has now been incorporated into a garden as an ornamental feature. Scheduled No. 21536. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1925
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Source details : Historical Sketches of the Parish of Croxall 1881 19 (R Ussher)
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Source details : F1 WW 05-MAY-58
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Source details : English Heritage SAM Amendment Oct 1993
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Possibly Mid-Late Saxon
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 650
Monument Type : Inhumation, Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Possibly from a Christian cemetery
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Monument Type : Inhumation
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Possibly C11 or 12 Mediaeval
Monument End Date : 1199
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte
Evidence : Earthwork
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Garden Feature
Evidence : Earthwork

Components and Objects:
Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Staffordshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 945
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 21536
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 11 SE 2
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Related Warden Records :
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1800-01-01
End Date : 1800-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1958-05-05
End Date : 1958-05-05
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1974-08-23
End Date : 1974-08-23