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Swan Bank
Hob Uid: 77834
Location : Staffordshire Staffordshire Moorlands Caverswall
Grid Ref : SJ9421043030
Summary : Swan Bank is the remains of an alleged barrow or motte 139 feet in diameter and 10 feet in height. Roman pottery has been found in the vicinity. Field survey in 1974 suggests it is more likely to be a Motte.
More information : Burial mound at Swan Bank,Cookshill is circular in form measuring 139 ft diameter and I0ft high.Excavation revealed no finds. (1) Swan Bank-possible barrow. A large flat-topped circular mound surrounded by a well-defined and comparitively deep ditch. (see section). It has all the attributes of a large bowl barrow but owing to negative excavation evidence, its origin, date and purpose must remain in question. Situated at SJ 9421 4303. (2) Not a barrow; probably a medieval moated site. Known locally as the Roman Soldiers Burial Ground. Scraps of Samian ware have been found in the vicinity. (3) No change. It appears to be a motte in wet,low lying ground. Published survey 1:2500 correct. (4) (SJ 94214304) Motte(NR) (5)

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Source details : F1 AC 09-AUG-51
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Source details : Pte Index(AJH Gunstone Dept of Classics Keele Univ C 1961)
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Source details : F2 DJC 27-NOV-74
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Source details : OS 1:10 000 1978
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Findspot
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Barrow
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Staffordshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 559
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 94 SW 9
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Activity type : EXCAVATION
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1951-08-09
End Date : 1951-08-09

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1974-11-27
End Date : 1974-11-27

Historic England Research Records

Swan Bank