Motte Castle 50m North Of Village Farm, Bromlow
- HER Number (PRN): 01046
- Site Name : Motte Castle 50m North Of Village Farm, Bromlow
- Protected Status:
Grade: Ref No.: 1012861 Title: Motte castle Type: Scheduled Monument - Civil Parish:
- Grid Reference: SJ 3204 0230
- Brief Description: Scheduled Monument: A good example of a Norman motte castle, one of a series of such fortifications strategically positioned along the main pass between Shrewsbury and Montgomery.
- Description: The motte is as described by [<2a>] except that the ditch is up to 1m deep. OS FI 1971 <1>
A Vale of Montgomery type motte set on a steep narrow ridge. It stands 11 to 14ft high from the bottom of a ditch now only 1 ft deep. It is very small with a much eroded top of about 25ft in diameter. There is no sign of a bailey, nor could one have disappeared in this situation without leaving substantial traces of its existence. Plan and sections reproduced. <2a>
Evaluated for MPP in 1990-1, Medium score as one of 43 Motte castles
Scheduling revised in 1995. Scheduling description: ->
->The monument includes a motte castle situated at the north end of a steep ridge of high ground formed between tributaries of the Rea Brook. The position of the motte has been chosen for its strategic strength overlooking the valley routeway from Shrewsbury to Montgomery which lies to the north. It includes a circular motte with a base diameter of 21m standing to a height of 4m. Where exposed the interior fabric of the motte appears to be natural rock, suggesting that an existing rock outcrop has been used as the basis for the motte. The summit of the mound has been eroded to a slightly rounded profile and has a plan diameter of 9m. The remains of a surrounding ditch are visible around the north east, west and south west sides of the motte; it averages 4m in width and 1m deep <4>
Photographed during aerial survey in 2009. <5>
Visited during a condition survey by the English Heritage Field Monument Warden, in 1998. Condition recorded as poor with damage from stock. <6>
A bailey around the castle motte is suggested by LiDAR imagery. <7> - Record Type: Monument
- Sources:
(00) Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 01046. (01) Card index: Ordnance Survey. 1977. Ordnance Survey Record Card SJ30SW3. Ordnance Survey record cards. SJ30SW3. (02) Field Monument Warden Report: Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission (HBMC). 1987-Oct-20. Scheduled Monument Report on SAM 33227 (20/10/1987). (02a) Article in serial: Spurgeon C J & King D J C. 1965. The Mottes in the Vale of Montgomery. Archaeologia Cambrensis. Vol 114. p72-73. (03) Scheduled Monument notification: Ministry of Works. 1956. Map of Scheduled area, 1956. (04) Scheduled Monument notification: English Heritage. 1995. Scheduling Papers (Revised Scheduling, 22/07/1995). 19194. (05) Oblique aerial photograph: Shropshire Council. 2009-Mar-19. SA0905_4 to SA0905_6 (3 photos) Flight: 09_SA_05. Colour. Digital. (06) Field survey report: Leigh Judith. 2001. Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Shropshire Hills ESA: Brief Condition Survey. (07) Geospatial data: Environment Agency. 2014. LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) Hillshade Model. - Tags:
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- For more information contact: Shropshire Council HER
- Date Created: 28/09/1995
- Date Last Edited: 18/12/2018 16:00:36
