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Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church

England
List entry 1012865
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012865
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.17 hectares
Grid reference
SO 39561 78783
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Clungunford motte castle is a Norman fortification located approximately ninety metres north-east of St Cuthbert's Church in Shropshire. The site comprises a substantial motte with a bailey, representing a typical example of early medieval defensive architecture dating to the eleventh or twelfth century. The earthwork survives as a prominent raised mound, indicative of the strategic importance of the location during the Norman settlement period in this region of the Welsh borderland. Such motte-and-bailey castles served as both military strongholds and administrative centres for the Norman lords establishing control over the surrounding territories.

Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012865. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church?

Clungunford motte castle is a Norman fortification located approximately ninety metres north-east of St Cuthbert's Church in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012865.

Who is responsible for protecting Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church?

Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church 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 1012865.

What other scheduled monuments are near Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle at Upper Buckton (5.7 km), Settlement W of Buckton (5.8 km), Motte castle 178m WSW of Walford Bridge (6.4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Motte castle at Upper Buckton
5.7 km
Settlement W of Buckton
5.8 km
Motte castle 178m WSW of Walford Bridge
6.4 km
Brandon Camp large univallate hillfort and ring ditch 350m north east of Warwick House.
6.4 km
Roman temporary camp S of Walford Bridge
6.5 km
Bowl barrow 460m west of Walford Farm
6.5 km
Slight univallate hillfort 80m east of Old Downton Cottage.
6.6 km
Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church

Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Clungunford motte castle 90m north east of St Cuthbert's Church

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~9.5 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~21.4 milesKenchesterRoman town · ~22.5 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~24.8 miles
Domesday entry for Clungunford, Shropshire →
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