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| Monument Name |
Elmdon-Castle Grove |
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| SMR Number |
3878 |
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| Summary |
Earthwork, described by RCHM as 1/4 mile north north west of the church, 165ft in diameter at the base. |
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Earthworks, Castle Grove, Elmdonbury, Elmdon, Uttlesford
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Earthworks, Castle Grove, Elmdonbury, Elmdon, Uttlesford
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Earthworks, Castle Grove, Elmdonbury, Elmdon, Uttlesford
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| Description |
Earthwork, described by RCHM as 1/4 mile north north west of the church, 165ft in diameter at the base. A dry ditch and the ring work is planted with trees and overgrown. Children play there creating a small amount of ground disturbance. There is no trace of other earthworks although there is a series of ponds (moats?) to the south at Elmdonbury. It was in good condition in 1975 and 1981. <1> <2> <5> 45.5m in diameter at the base and with a strong rampart around the top and a dry ditch. 60m overall in diameter, the mound attains a height of 3.5m above the bottom surrounding dry ditch which averages 12m in width. The interior, level with the surrounding ground, has a perimeter bank about 2m high on the south side that reduces to 1m on the north west side. The only mutilation is an apparently modern cut through the interior bank on the south east side. <3> Listed as as Class A ringwork <4> J D Hedges prefers the term ring motte for this type in Essex In Suffolk similar sites are considered to be Danish in origin.
Site Assessment = In good condition in 1975 and 1981. <1> <5> |
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| Monument Type(s) |
RINGWORK (Dated 1066AD to 1539AD)
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| Monument Class(es) |
EARTHWORK
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Period
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1066AD to 1539AD Medieval
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| Status |
Scheduled Monument |
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| Administration Area |
ELMDON, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
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National Grid Reference
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Square: TL43NE
Ref: 459399 |
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| Finds |
None listed
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| Events |
None listed
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Sources
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Desc Text : SMR (Priddy, DA)
Desc Text : An Inventory of Historical Monuments in Essex (unknown) Vol 1, pp80-81 Dated : 1916
Desc Text : An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Vol 1 (RCHME) Vol 1, pp80-81 Dated : 1916
LIST : Ringworks of England and Wales (Cathcart-King, DJ and Alcock, L) Vol 3, p113 Dated : 1969
Photograph : TL43-004 (Priddy, DA) Dated : 1975
Desc Text : TL43NE11 (unknown) Dated : 1977
Aerial Photo : TL4640/7/12 (NMR) Dated : 1988
Aerial Photo : TL4640/8/13 (NMR) Dated : 1988
Map : NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000 (Ingle, CJ, Strachan, D, Tyler, S and Saunders, H) Dated : 1993 - 2010
Aerial Photo : CP/97/1/15 (Strachan, David) Dated : 1997
Aerial Photo : CP/97/26/8 (Strachan, David) Dated : 1997
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