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Pan Castle
Hob Uid: 71010
Location : Shropshire Whitchurch Urban
Grid Ref : SJ5262040470
Summary : Medieval motte and bailey castle surviving as an earthwork and a possible fishpond. The motte has a base diameter of 65 metres north to south and 80 metres east to west and a height of 3.8 metres. The flat summit is 45 metres north to south and 60 metres east to west. The encircling ditch is 10 to 15 metres wide and 1 to 1.5 metres deep. There is a counterscarp bank on the north and west sides 1.7 metres in height. The rectangular bailey to the south measures 170 metres east to west by 140 metres transversely. There is evidence for a fishpond in the south east corner of the bailey. Scheduled.
More information : (SJ 52624047) Pan Castle (NAT) Motte and Bailey (NR) (1) Pan Castle. Castle mound and bailey. Excavated in 1916. Timbers of old bridge found at entrance on the north side. (2). Causeway (3). Published survey of 1:2500 1938 revised. (4,5) The motte has a base diameter of 65,0m N to S and 80.0m E to W, and a height of 3.8m. The flat summit is 45.0m N to S and 60.0m E to W. The encircling ditch is 10.0m to 15.0m wide and 1.0m to 1.5m deep and there is a counterscarp on the N and W sides, 1.7m in height. The rectangular bailey on the S measures 170.0m E to W by 140m transversely. On the W and S sides it is enclosed by an earthen rampart, up to 15.0m in width and 2.0m in height, with an outer ditch, average width 9.0m, and up to 1.9m in depth. On the N and E sides there are fragments of an outward-facing scarp, 2.0m in width, 0.5m in height. The site of the original entrance is not known. A causewayed entrance on the W is modern. A rectangular depression within the SE corner of the bailey measuring 18.0m by 8.0m and 0.7m deep was possibly a fishpond. The site is under pasture and well-preserved. There are no visible remains of masonry. Published 1:2500 survey, 1964, correct. (6) SJ 526404 Pan Castle. Scheduled (7) (8) Listed by Cathcart King. (9)

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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, Fishpond
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 34912
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 54 SW 12
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1916-01-01
End Date : 1916-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1962-04-10
End Date : 1962-04-10

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1976-03-25
End Date : 1976-03-25

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1993-01-01
End Date : 1993-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 1994-01-01
End Date : 1994-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Pan Castle