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Hawcocks Mount
Hob Uid: 66354
Location : Shropshire Westbury
Grid Ref : SJ3491007760
Summary : A Medieval ringwork, probably the predecessor of Caus Castle (SJ 30 NW 1) associated with rig and furrow from a possible deserted village stands on Hawcock's Mount. The mount has an escarpment from 17 to 21 feet high, ramparted by a breast work 5 feet high. The ditch is 7 feet deep on the south, but has been destroyed on the north west side. The entrance is at the east. Scheduled.
More information : (SJ 34910776) Ring Motte (NR). (1) The ring-work at Hawcocks Mount was possibly the predecessor to Caus Castle (SJ 30 NW 1). It stands in a field which in 1361 was known as "Aldecausefield" (Old Caus Field), subsequently corrupted to Hawcocks Field, and was situated on the old road from Westbury to Montgomery. Rig-and-Furrow visible in the surrounding field may be associated with a deserted hamlet, possibly of pre-Conquest date. (2) The mount has an escarpment from 17 to 21ft. high, ramparted by a breast-work 5ft. high. The ditch is 7ft. deep on the south, but has been destroyed on the NW side. The entrance is at the east. (3) Hawcock's Mount. Published 1:2500 revised. (4) SJ 349077. Hawcocks Mount. Scheduled. (5) Additional reference. (6) SJ 349077. Hawcocks Mount (ring motte). Scheduled. (7) The ring work described by the previous authority was seen as earthworks and mapped from aerial photographs during the Marches Uplands Mapping Project. (Morph No. MU.24.1.1) (8)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Ridge And Furrow, Ringwork, Deserted Settlement
Evidence : Earthwork, Conjectural Evidence

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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : Salop 69
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : MU.24.1
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 30 NW 4
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-03-02
End Date : 1971-03-02

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

Historic England Research Records

Hawcocks Mount