Historic England research records

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 107043
Hob Uid: 107043
Location : Shropshire Lydbury North
Grid Ref : SO3853087100
Summary : Medieval detached homestead enclosure. A mound or platform surrounded by a ditch on its southern side is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs.
More information : (Centred: SO 38538710) ? Moat. (1) Earthwork, ditch on S & E only. Related to homestead moat, N falling steeply, W a damp hollow. (2) A small but strongly defensive earthwork has been constructed above a steep-sided bend in the terrace of the R Onny. The natural angle is almost a right angle, and a near square enclosure has been formed by the construction of a large bank and outer ditch on the other two sides, plus some scarping of the natural. The bank rises 1.8m above the enclosed area and 3.7m above the bottom of the 1.6m deep ditch. The enclosed area measures some 25.0m E-W by 20.0m transversely, and it is approached by a ramp inthe SW corner. Moat-like in plan, but really too strong. Nonetheless, it almost certainly represents a Md dwelling site. Surveyed at 1:2500. (3) Considered dubious but listed in a group of moated sites (4) The defended site described by authorities 1-4 is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. It appears as a mound or platform surrounded by a ditch on its southern side, and has been mapped by RCHME's Marches Uplands Mapping Project. (5)

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Source details : O G S Crawford undated
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Source details : Corr 6" (A J Bird 2.9.53)
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Source details : F1 DJC 28-DEC-73
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : Moated Sites Research Grp Rep 7 1980 51
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : NMR OS/73069 539-40 10-APR-1973
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Enclosed Settlement, Platform, Ditch
Evidence : Earthwork

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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Shropshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 3184
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : MU.310.1
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 38 NE 18
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Relationship type : Identified as

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1973-12-28
End Date : 1973-12-28

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

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 107043