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Eyton Motte

In the civil parish of Alberbury With Cardeston. In the historic county of Shropshire (Modern Authority of Shropshire, 1974 county of Shropshire).

Shropshire SMR record reads with regards to aerial photos of earthworks around Eyton Farm that 'In June 1992 C Musson interpreted his 1990 photo as a motte' with the addition comment that 'In the 19th century the field was known as "Upper Lower Ditches" (referencing an 1848 tithe map)' although now rather isolated there was a chapel marked on a map of 1593 west of the farm so probably the location of a high status building and the earthworks are interpreted as a deserted settlement. A good number of settlements in this area have small mottes and there seems no particular reason to reject Musson's interpretation, although the Google map aerial photo shows very little to me.
This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible. Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ376140

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

Air Photo from multimap logo

1st edition OS Map from old maps logo

Sources of information, references and further reading
County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number; 02169

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This record last updated on Thursday, July 24, 2008

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