| HER Number (PRN): | 01138 |
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| Name: | Site of a Mound, Lee Brockhurst |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
The VCH of 1908 interpreted a mound marked as a "Tumulus" on OS maps as the remains of a castle mound. No trace of a mound survived by 1962. There are vague reports of respectively a sword and two bones having been found at the mound.
| Parish: | Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst, North Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ52NW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 5463 2720 |
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Related records: None recorded
Associated Finds
- FSA21 - HUMAN REMAINS? (Unknown date)
- FSA214 - SWORD (Unknown date)
Associated Events
- ESA1474 - 1962 field observation by the Ordnance Survey
Description
The fragment of a castle mound, 9ft high, at Lee Brockhurst <1a>
Two bones from a tumulus at Lee Brockhurst were given to Shrewsbury Museum 7/2/1842. Lost? <1b>
From a mound at Lee, a sword was taken a few years since. It was stolen before being seen by any authority <1c>
The feature is shown on the OS 25in map of 1901 as a hollow. This has been obliterated and the site built upon. No trace of a mound was found in the vicinity. OS FI 1962 <1><1d>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 01138. |
| [01a] | SSA178 - Volume: Victoria County History. 1908. Victoria County History 1. Victoria County History of Shropshire. Vol 1. p395-396 with plan. |
| [01d] | SSA31554 - Site visit report: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. Various. NRHE: Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 JR 05-FEB-62. |
| [01c] | SSA4489 - Monograph: Hill J. 1829. Antiquites of Hawkstone. p53. |
| [01b] | SSA4490 - Map annotation: Chitty Lily F. Map annotation by OS Correspondent. |
| [01] | SSA4491 - Card index: Ordnance Survey. 1962. Ordnance Survey Record Card SJ52NW6. Ordnance Survey record cards. SJ52NW6. |
| [02] | SSA27563 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 1996-Jul-24. CPAT 96/C/1379. Colour. Medium. |
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2021 4:27PM |
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