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Monument Number 66611

Hob Uid: 66611
Location :
Shropshire
Oswestry Rural
Grid Ref : SJ3173027460
Summary : Medieval motte surviving as an earthwork. The Motte measures 35 feet by 39 feet at the summit and is 18 feet high. A ditch is present but no longer visible. Scheduled.
More information : (SJ 31732746) Castle Mound (NR). (1)

Hisland Mount. Small motte 18ft. high, summit area 35 by 39ft. Ditch 1 foot deep visible on north and west. (2)

The ditch is no longer visible, otherwise, no change. Published survey 25" correct. (3)

SJ 317274. Mound at Hisland. Scheduled. (4)(5)

Listed by Cathcart King. (6)
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Source details : OS 6" 1954
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Source details : F1 MHB 23-NOV-71
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Source details : Eng Heritage SAMs Salop 31 Dec 1987 8
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Source details : English Heritage SAM List Salop March 1994 8
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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 : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : Salop 158
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 32 NW 1
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-11-23
End Date : 1971-11-23