Acton Scott Tower

In the civil parish of Acton Scott. In the historic county of Shropshire (Modern Authority of Shropshire, 1974 county of Shropshire).

A castle or tower is referred to in 1587 and 1631. Its location is not certain, and probably centred on Castle Hill at SO446897. The OSRC location, SO45378950, depend on name tower yard. Comments by I Burrow, 1976 Possibly the predecessor to the present hall. The possible ground plan of this building is shown in Mrs Stackhouse Acton's MS of the Acton Scott Villa. This shows a roughly square structure, c 17ft on a side internally, with projections at two opposite corners, the whole forming a type of Z plan. There is a brick lined fireplace set in one wall, with a projecting stack, and a second brick fireplace in the centre of the floor. One possible doorway is shown. (Shropshire SMR report)
The Castle Yard location, by the church, is more likely for this tower than Castle Hill location in my opinion.

This site has been described as a;
Pele Tower.

The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.

Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO45378950

PastScape Defra ELS number; 108865 County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number; 00170, 02057

Books

Jackson, M.J.,1988, Castles of Shropshire (Shrewsbury: Shropshire Libraries) p69 [Reject]
Rees, W., 1933, Historical map of South Wales and the Borders in the C14
Forrest, H.E., 1915, The Old Houses of Wenlock p57-58

Journal Articles

Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol116 p71-132

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Acton Scott Tower

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO45378950

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