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Motte castle on the north bank of Crose Mere is a medieval fortification situated in Shropshire, approximately 730 metres south-west of Whattal Farm. The site comprises a motte, a characteristic earthwork defence of the Norman and early medieval period, which would have supported a wooden or stone structure for military and administrative control. The proximity to Crose Mere suggests a strategic location where water access and natural defensibility were exploited. The castle represents typical baronial settlement patterns of the medieval period in the English Marches, though the precise dating and phases of occupation remain subjects of archaeological interpretation.
Motte castle on the north bank of Crose Mere, 730m south west of Whattal Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020289. View the official record →
Motte castle on the north bank of Crose Mere is a medieval fortification situated in Shropshire, approximately 730 metres south-west of Whattal Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020289.
Motte castle on the north bank of Crose Mere, 730m south west of Whattal Farm 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 1020289.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stanwardine moated site and associated fishpond (3.1 km), Sundial in parish churchyard (4.3 km), Bowl barrow at Old Shop Farm, 220m north east of St Michael's Church (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte castle on the north bank of Crose Mere, 730m south west of Whattal Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Motte castle on the north bank of Crose Mere, 730m south west of Whattal Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.