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Monument Number 112121

Hob Uid: 112121
Location :
County of Herefordshire
Sollers Hope
Grid Ref : SO6124033150
Summary : The earthwork remains of a probable motte measuring 36 yards in diameter with a flat top, rising 5 to 7 feet above the surrounding ditch. The ditch has a partly surviving outer bank.
More information : (SO 61243315) Moat (NR) (1)

Mound, at Court Farm, 30yds N of St Michael's Church is c 36 yds in diameter and has a flat top; it rises from 5-7ft above the wide ditch which surrounds it. The ditch has an outer bank, but the
eastern half of the ditch has been destroyed, as has the SE corner of the mound, by the construction of a garden. (2)

Symbol for "small fortress, fortified manor house or castle site
abandoned by the 14th century", shown in this area. (3)

The ringwork at Court Farm consists of a sub-rectangular mound the western half of which is enclosed by a shallow dry ditch. The mound rises some 1.8m out of the ditch which has a maximum depth of 0.7m. Probably a motte.
Published survey 25" revised. (4)

Listed by Shoesmith. (5)
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Source details : OS 6" 1964.
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Source details : Map of South Wales and the Border in the 14th century. SEsheet 1932 (W Rees).
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Source details : F1 DRB 04-MAR-71
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte
Evidence : Earthwork
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 63 SW 2
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-03-04
End Date : 1971-03-04