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Hardwick Mount
Hob Uid: 107514
Location : Shropshire Norbury
Grid Ref : SO3676090570
Summary : Medieval motte and bailey castle surviving as an earthwork. A tree covered motte, 2.8 metres high with a level top 16 metres in diameter, and a base diameter of 26 metres. There are traces of a ploughed down ditch, 0.7 metres deep on the north west side only. Traces of a scarp slope 0.6 metres high 30 metres north west of the base of the mound may indicate the former existence of a bailey. Scheduled.
More information : (SO 3676 9057) Mound (NR) (1) A conical motte, about 20ft high. The eastern side of the counterscarp of the ditch shows indistinct traces of an outward turn, suggesting the existence of a bailey. Plan. (2) Site not visited, but listed as early castle on the basis of Auth 2. (3) A sub-circular faint dark mark on the north side may be traces of a bailey. (4) A tree-covered motte, 2.8m high with a level top 16.0m in diameter, and a base diameter of 26.0m. Traces of a ploughed-down ditch, 0.7m deep survive on the NW side only. Traces of a scarp slope 0.6m high 30.0m NW of the base of the mound may indicate the former existence of a bailey. Published survey (25") revised.(5) SO 3675 9058. Hardwick castle motte and bailey castle 140m WSW of Hardwick Hall. Scheduled (RSM). (6) Listed by Cathcart King. (7)

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Source details : OS 6" 1963
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Source details : APs (RAF/541/550 3075-6 4.6.50)
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Source details : F1 DJC 03-DEC-73
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Source details : English Heritage SAM Amendment 21/NOV/1995
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Bailey, Motte
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Shropshire)
External Cross Reference Number : Salop 155
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 19214
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 39 SE 10
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1973-12-03
End Date : 1973-12-03

Historic England Research Records

Hardwick Mount