| HER Number (PRN): | 08472 |
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| Name: | Alternative site for supposed early medieval castle at Apley |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
- CASTLE? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)
Summary
This site represents: a possible castle of medieval date.
| Parish: | Hadley & Leegomery, Telford and Wrekin |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ61SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 654 131 |
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Related records
| 03835 | Part of: Supposed site of first medieval Apley Castle, near Apley Home Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
A tradition was recorded by Peel [<1>] which placed the original Apley Castle 200 yards south west of the medieval manor house <2>
The point marked on the SMR mapping is extremely approximate, based on the above comments only <3>
<01> Peel A M, 1949/ 1950, Charltons of Apley Castle, Shropshire (Article in serial). SSA2720.
<02> Horton Mark C, 1995, Apley Castle Park: Archaeological Evaluation of Development Site, p6 (Archaeological fieldwork report). SSA2728.
<03> Gathercole E Clare, 1999/ 2002, Comments by SMR compiler in SMR database, 06/09/2004 (SMR comment). SSA20725.
Sources
| [01] | SSA2720 - Article in serial: Peel A M. 1949/ 1950. Charltons of Apley Castle, Shropshire. Trans Shropshire Archaeol Hist Soc. Vol 53. p258-289. |
| [02] | SSA2728 - Archaeological fieldwork report: Horton Mark C. 1995. Apley Castle Park: Archaeological Evaluation of Development Site. p6. |
| [03] | SSA20725 - SMR comment: Gathercole E Clare. 1999/ 2002. Comments by SMR compiler in SMR database. 06/09/2004. |
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 6 2004 11:03AM |
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