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Monument Number 66410
Hob Uid: 66410
Location : Shropshire Worthen with Shelve
Grid Ref : SJ3202002300
Summary : Medieval motte castle surviving as an earthwork and mapped from aerial photographs. The motte is 22 metres in diameter and had a ditch encircling its base. There is no evidence for a bailey. Scheduled.
More information : (SJ 32020230) Castle Mount (NR). (1) The motte at Bromlow stands between 11 foot and 14 foot high from the bottom of a ditch now only 1 foot deep. It is very small with a much eroded top of about 25 ft. in diameter. There is no sign of any bailey, nor could one have disappeared in this situation without leaving substantial traces of its existence. (2-3) SJ 32020230. The motte is as described with the exception that the ditch is up to 1.0m. deep. Published survey (25") revised. (4) SJ 3202 0230. Motte castle 50m north of Village Farm. Scheduled (5) The earthwork remains of a small motte with a diameter of approximately 22m, described by the previous authorities was seen at SJ 3202 0230. The motte mound had a ditch encircling its base. The site was mapped from aerial photographs. (6) Listed by Cathcart King. (7)

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Source details : OS 6" 1954
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Source details : (Cathcart King & Spurgeon)
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Source details : (Wall & Downman)
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Source details : F1 MHB 02-MAR-71
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Source details : English Heritage SAM Amendment 22/JUL/1995
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Source details : SMR CPD/5903-5904 22-JUL-1983
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Vol(s) : Feb-83

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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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : Salop 223
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 19194
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : MU.111.4
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Shropshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 1046
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 30 SW 3
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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

Monument Number 66410