MONUMENT NO. 66402

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Possible site of a medieval Moated House based on the presence of earthworks. The present house is of 16th century origin, with many later additions and alterations. Alleged site of a castle mound. There is no supporting evidence.

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(SJ 30100411) Moat (NR). (1)

Class 'D' Earthwork. Castle Mound. (2)

An earthwork completely obscured by a large black and white house, which can be seen to stand on some kind of artificial terrace about 8' high on the downhill (SE) side. "There was formerly a wet moat from the adjoining brook. The original earthwork would seem to have been relatively large as the house is 100ft. long and there is a fragment of bank behind the farm-buildings at its rear, perhaps 200ft. away; but these indications are distinctly uncertain, and we can only say that there are very definite indications of some kind of castle mound". (3)

"Mount and Fosse" at Binweston. The former is 15ft. high and the latter 2 to 3 ft. deep. The summit is occupied by an old farmhouse. (4)

"At Binweston is a triangular moat formed against a bend in a stream". (5)

Only fragmentary portions of the moat remain and there is little evidence to suggest that a castle mound ever stood here. The farmhouse within the remains of the wood appears to be of 16th. C. origin but has many alterations and additions.
Published survey (25") revised. (6)

Possible Medieval moated site (7)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1901-41

( 2a) edited by William Page 1908 The Victoria history of Shropshire: volume one

The Victoria history of the counties of England Page(s)389

( 2) Annotated Record Map

Pte 6" (L F Chitty 30.3.49)

( 3) Archaeologia Cambrensis

(Cathcart King & Spurgeon) 114 - 1965 Page(s)70

( 4) edited by William Page 1908 The Victoria history of Shropshire: volume one

The Victoria history of the counties of England (Wall & Downman) 1908 Page(s)389

( 5) edited by William Page 1908 The Victoria history of Shropshire: volume one

The Victoria history of the counties of England (Wall & Downman) 1908 Page(s)405

( 6) Field Investigators Comments

F1 MHB 09-MAR-71

(7) Moated Sites Research Group report

7 - 1980 Page(s)53

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