© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Animal pound 140m north west of Riverside, Wollerton is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a roughly circular or oval enclosure constructed from stone and earth banks. The monument dates to the medieval period and served the practical function of temporarily confining stray livestock, a common feature in agricultural communities across England. The pound's earthwork banks remain substantially preserved, forming a distinctive landscape feature in the Shropshire countryside. Such enclosures represent an important element of medieval rural management and settlement infrastructure, demonstrating historical systems of communal animal control and husbandry.
Animal pound 140m north west of Riverside, Wollerton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020849. View the official record →
Animal pound 140m north west of Riverside, Wollerton is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a roughly circular or oval enclosure constructed from stone and earth banks. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020849.
Animal pound 140m north west of Riverside, Wollerton is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020849.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill, and the associated remains of a park pale, a fishpond and a formal garden (1.6 km), Moated site and field system 380m south of Moat Farm, Wollerton Wood (2 km), Dovecote 300m south of Hodnet Hall (2.1 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Animal pound 140m north west of Riverside, Wollerton