Minton Castle Mound (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Little Stretton

In the civil parish of Church Stretton.
In the historic county of Shropshire.
Modern Authority of Shropshire.
1974 county of Shropshire.
Medieval County of Shropshire.

OS Map Grid Reference: SO43159064
Latitude 52.51071° Longitude -2.83898°

Minton Castle Mound has been described as a certain Timber Castle.

There are earthwork remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

Description

The motte castle 80m north east of Home Farm survives well and is a good example of it class. It will retain archaeological information relating to its construction and occupation. Environmental evidence relating to the landscape in which it was constructed will survive sealed on the old land surface beneath the mound and in the ditch fill. Such motte castles provide valuable information concerning the settlement pattern and social organisation of the countryside during the medieval period and in this respect the proximity of the manor house which lies adjacent to the motte is of interest.
The monument includes the earthworks of a motte castle situated on a foothill of the Long Mynd overlooking ground falling to the east. The motte is visible as a well defined mound 25m in diameter at base rising 4.7m to a flat topped summit 10m in diameter. Traces of a ditch 8m wide and up to 1.3m deep can be seen around the south west and north east sides of the motte. This is the visible part of a surrounding ditch from which material would have been quarried for the construction of the mound. The ditch will however survive as a substantial buried feature all around the motte mound. (Scheduling Report)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Scheduled Monument Number 1008396, Legacy Scheduled Monument Number 19147
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 109347.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 01251.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- Abaroth's World
Books
- Duckers, Peter and Anne, 2006, Castles of Shropshire (Stroud: Tempus) p. 114
  Salter, Mike, 2001 (2edn), The Castles and Moated Mansions of Shropshire (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 87 (slight)
  Currie, C.R.J. (ed), 1998, VCH Shropshire Vol. 10 p. 72- (tenurial history) online transcription
  Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p. 219 (slight)
  Jackson, M.J.,1988, Castles of Shropshire (Shrewsbury: Shropshire Libraries) p. 38
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 426
  Rowley, Trevor, 1972, The Shropshire Landscape (Hodder and Stoughton) p. 74, plate 7
  Wall (after Downham), 1908, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Shropshire Vol. 1 p. 384, 386 (plan)
  Cobbold, E.S., 1904, in Campbell-Hyslop and Cobbold (eds), Church Stretton: Some Results of Local Scientific Research (Shrewsbury) Vol. 3 p. 89-91
  Eyton, R.W., 1860, Antiquities of Shropshire (London: John Russell Smith) Vol. 12 p. 4-14 (tenurial history) online copy
Periodical Articles
- Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 112 p. 77-124
  Anon, c1900, Transactions of the Caradoc and Severn Valley Field Club p. 89-91 (plan)
  Anon, 1894, Transactions of the Caradoc and Severn Valley Field Club p. 69
  Clark, G.T., 1889, 'Contribution towards a complete list of moated mounds or burhs' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 46 p. 197-217 esp. 210 online copy
Other sources: Theses; 'grey' literature; in-house reports; unpublished works; etc.
- Historic England, 2016, Heritage at Risk West Midlands Register 2016 (London: Historic England) p. 25 online copy
  Historic England, 2015, Heritage at Risk West Midlands Register 2015 (London: Historic England) p. 23 online copy
  English Heritage, 2014, Heritage at Risk Register 2014 West Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 24 online copy
  English Heritage, 2013, Heritage at Risk Register 2013 West Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 21 online copy
  English Heritage, 2012, Heritage at Risk Register 2012 West Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 34 online copy
  English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011 West Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 32 online copy
  English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010 West Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 33 online copy
  English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009 West Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 43 online copy
  English Heritage, 1994, Scheduling Papers (Revision, 19/05/1994)
  Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission, 1987, Scheduled Monument Report on SAM 33021 (11/08/1987)

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The bibliography owes much to various bibliographies produced by John Kenyon for the Council for British Archaeology, the Castle Studies Group and others.

Suggestions for finding online and/or hard copies of bibliographical sources can be seen at this link.
Minor archaeological investigations, such as watching brief reports, and some other 'grey' literature is most likely to be held by H.E.R.s but is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded here, or elsewhere, but some suggestions can be found here.

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