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| Monument Name |
Birch Castle |
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| SMR Number |
11394 |
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| Summary |
Motte and bailey castle. |
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| Description |
Motte and bailey castle. <1> Norman motte and bailey type structure of which all that remains is a short length of rampart and ditch on a spur of high ground. <2> <3> It formerly belonged to the Gernon family. <3> Other refs. <4> <5> |
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| Monument Type(s) |
BAILEY (Dated 1066AD to 1539AD)
MOTTE (Dated 1066AD to 1539AD)
DITCH (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 |
Not Known |
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| Administration Area |
BIRCH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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National Grid Reference
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Square: TL91NW
Ref: 944198 |
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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 : Essex Naturalist (Essex Naturalist) Vol 8, p204 Dated : 1894
Desc Text : An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Vol. 3 (RCHME) Vol 3, p9 Dated : 1922
Desc Text : TL91NW22 (unknown) Dated : 1960
Desc Text : SMR Form (unknown) Dated : 1960s to
Desc Text : Essex - VCH (Hull, MR) Vol 3, p50 Dated : 1963
Map : NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000 (Ingle, CJ, Strachan, D, Tyler, S and Saunders, H) TL91NW Dated : 1993 - 2010
Aerial Photo : TL9419/6/26-27 (NMR) Dated : 1994
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