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HER Number (PRN):	05110
Name:	Town defences, Caus
Type of Record:	Monument
Protected Status:	None recorded

Monument Type(s):

TOWN DEFENCES (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)

Summary

This site represents: a town defences of medieval date.

Parish:	Westbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire
Map Sheet:	SJ30NW
Grid Reference:	SJ 3398 0791

Related records

00249

Part of: Caus Castle (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Description

Extension of castle creating outer bailey. By 1400 gates, towers, postern and barbican. At NE one of the D shaped towers is still standing. <1>

Encircled with a wall and two gates before 1300. Gates are Eastgate and Wallopgate. <2>

CMHTS Record Sheet. <3>

CMHTS Report. <4>

<01> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), NAR printout for Caus (Gazetteer). SSA11482.

<02> Gaydon A T (ed), 1968, Victoria County History 8: Condover and Ford Hundreds (Volume). SSA1126.

<03> Buteux Victoria & Dalwood Hal, 1993/ 1996, CMHTS SMR Records Shropshire: Burford to Clun, Caus 5110 (Record form). SSA19966.

<04> Buteux Victoria et al, 1996, Archaeological Assessment of Caus, Shropshire (CMHTS) (Historic landscape survey report). SSA12059.

Sources

[01]	SSA11482 - Gazetteer: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME). NAR printout for Caus. Database printout.
[02]	SSA1126 - Volume: Gaydon A T (ed). 1968. Victoria County History 8: Condover and Ford Hundreds. Victoria County History of Shropshire. Vol 8.
[03]	SSA19966 - Record form: Buteux Victoria & Dalwood Hal. 1993/ 1996. CMHTS SMR Records Shropshire: Burford to Clun. Central Marches Historic Towns Survey record form. Vol 3. Caus 5110.
[04]	SSA12059 - Historic landscape survey report: Buteux Victoria et al. 1996. Archaeological Assessment of Caus, Shropshire (CMHTS). Hereford & Worcester CAS Rep. Rep 306.

Date Last Edited:	Mar 23 2017 10:18AM

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