| HER Number (PRN): | 03474 |
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| Name: | Mound c250m NW of Pitcholds, Moreswood |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
A mound which has in the past been interpreted as a prehistoric round barrow or a motte (medieval earthwork castle), but which is perhaps most likely to be a natural feature.
| Parish: | More, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO39SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 326 931 |
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Related records: None recorded
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA5773 - 1999 site visit by English Heritage MPP Fieldworker
Description
S of the E end of the track that runs E/W is a large mound which is more likely to be a motte than a tumulus <1>
Evaluated for MPP in 1990-1, Low score as one of 43 Motte castles <5>
This mound was thought to be a possible motte castle. Although given a low score in the MPP desk based assessment phase, aerial photographs indicated a prominent landscape feature. It is an oval-shaped knoll, apx 45m by 55m across and between 3m and 5m in height, with a pronounced fall to the south. It is situated at the junction of the upper river terrace of the Camlad and steeply rising ground to the north. Farm tracks have cut into the base of the mound. It lies within a field of long-established pasture and is a natural formation <6>
(Area centred: SO 32639309) Mound. <7>
A large mound at SO 32669310 is more likely to be a Motte than a Tumulus. <8>
A whale-backed mound approxiamtely 50.0m long, 40.0m wide and 5.0m high, at SO 32649309. It is almost certainly a natural feature. <9>
The mound was seen as earthworks and mapped from aerial photographs during the Marches Uplands Mapping Project. It appears to be enclosed on its southern and western sides by a ditch and bank and may therefore not be entirely of natural origin. <10><3>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 03474. |
| [01] | SSA475 - Monograph: Bird A J. 1977. History on the Ground. p91. |
| [02] | SSA18810 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 1987-Jan-03. CPAT 87/MB/0055. Black and White. Medium. |
| [03] | SSA18811 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 1986-Jan-03. CPAT 86/MB/0056 to 0058 (3 photos). Black and White. Medium. |
| [04] | SSA18812 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 1990-Apr-04. CPAT 90/MB/0627. Black and White. Medium. |
| [05] | SSA20084 - TEXT: Horton Wendy B. 1990/ 1991. MPP Evaluation File. |
| [06] | SSA21963 - Alternative Action Report: Reid Malcolm L. 1999-Jul-27. MPP Non-Scheduling Alternative Action Report [27/07/1999]. |
| [07] | SSA351 - Map annotation: Chitty Lily F. Map annotation by OS Correspondent. |
| [08] | SSA4820 - Map annotation: Bird A J. 1966. Map annotation by OS Correspondent. |
| [09] | SSA31554 - Site visit report: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. Various. NRHE: Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 DJC 23-NOV-73. |
| [10] | SSA31570 - COLLECTION: Historic England. 1993-1994. NRHE: RCHME: Marches Uplands NMP. MU.413.3. |
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 19 2024 2:15PM |
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