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Monument Number 65916
Hob Uid: 65916
Location : Shropshire Chirbury with Brompton
Grid Ref : SJ2974002020
Summary : Medieval motte and bailey castle at Wilmington surviving as an earthwork surmounted by building foundations of a probable gazebo. Both the motte and bailey have been damaged. Scheduled.
More information : (SJ 29740202) Motte and Bailey (NR) (1) Both the motte and bailey at Wilmington have been damaged, the ditch of the motte has been filled in, and the defences of the bailey, apart from a 6 foot scarp to the north, have been erased, though their line is still traceable. A steep-sided spur to the south of the motte may have formed part of the defended area. The motte, is small and high: 14 foot above the bailey, and only about 25 foot across the top. A collapsed stone building on the top is now considered to have been a viewpoint or gazebo. (2,3) A motte 30.0m in diameter rising to 6.0m above the bailey which is delineated by a scarp slope averaging 0.8m high. Published survey 25" revised. (4) SJ 297020. Motte and bailey at Wilmington. Scheduled. (5) SJ 2974 0201. Motte and bailey castle 150m north east of Wilmington. Scheduled (RSM). (6) Listed by Cathcart King. (7) The motte and bailey are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and have been mapped by RCHME's Marches Uplands Mapping Project. (8-9) The slight earthwork remains of probable medieval ridge and furrow can be seen in the field immediately to the west of the motte and bailey. These remains were visible on lidar images. (10)

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Source details : OS 1:10000 1976
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Source details : CBA Gp 2 Newsletter No 3 1963 21 (C J Spurgeon)
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Source details : English Heritage SAM Amendment 26-JUL-1995
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Source details : NMR SJ 2902/5 06-JUL-1984
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Source details : RAF 106G/UK/1698 4170-1 27-AUG-1946
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Source Number : 10
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Source details : SJ2902_DSM_1M
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte And Bailey
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Gazebo
Evidence : Ruined Building

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Shropshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 1266
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : SALOP 226
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 19197
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : MU.418.24
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 20 SE 4
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-03-05
End Date : 1971-03-05

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1993-01-01
End Date : 1994-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 65916