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HER Number (PRN):08621
Name:Observed sections of Oswestry town wall at junction of Castle Street and Willow Street
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:Conservation Area: Oswestry

Monument Type(s):

Summary

This site represents: a town wall of medieval date.

Parish:Oswestry, Oswestry, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SJ22NE
Grid Reference:SJ 2886 2981

Related records

00493Part of: Oswestry town defences (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA5550 - c1907 alleged observations of town walls during redevelopment of 78/80 Willow Street
  • ESA5552 - c1978-1979 observation of town wall during roadworks at junction of Willow Street and Welsh Walls
  • ESA5554 - 1980 WB on sewerage works in Willow Street by BCAG

Description

Three separate observations made at this location [ESA5550, ESA5552, ESA5554] enable a short length of the town wall to be plotted <1>


<01> Pratt D, 1980, Oswestry Town Wall (Archaeological fieldwork report). SSA2115.

Sources

[01]SSA2115 - Archaeological fieldwork report: Pratt D. 1980. Oswestry Town Wall. Border Counties Archaeol Gp Rep.
Date Last Edited:Apr 12 2005 1:30PM