Scheduled monuments in Shropshire

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There are 499 scheduled monuments in the county of Shropshire, England. [1] These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include stone circles, ruined abbeys, castles, Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas. [2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. [3]

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Notable scheduled monuments in Shropshire

This is a partial list of scheduled monuments in Shropshire.

ImageNameLocationDateNotes
Albrighton Moat 52°38′33″N2°16′35″W / 52.64248°N 2.27627°W / 52.64248; -2.27627 13th or 14th centuryMoated site preserving remains of an early medieval building [4]
Bury Walls hillfort - geograph.org.uk - 831694.jpg Bury Walls 52°50′34″N2°37′43″W / 52.84278°N 2.62861°W / 52.84278; -2.62861 Iron Age Iron Age hillfort [5]
Chapter House (front), Haughmond Abbey, near Haughton, Shrops - geograph.org.uk - 3705771.jpg Haughmond Abbey 52°43′56″N2°40′49″W / 52.73224°N 2.68033°W / 52.73224; -2.68033 Early 12th centuryRuined Augustinian monastery. [6]
Iron Bridge east side in February 2019 (cropped).jpg The Iron Bridge 52°37′38″N2°29′08″W / 52.62735°N 2.48550°W / 52.62735; -2.48550 (The Iron Bridge) 1777The first major cast iron bridge in the world; it spans the River Severn.
Ludlow Castle - geograph.org.uk - 2445657.jpg Ludlow Castle 52°22′02″N2°43′23″W / 52.3672°N 2.7230°W / 52.3672; -2.7230 1066–1085Ruined medieval castle. Henry VII's first son, Prince Arthur, died at Ludlow in 1502. [7]
Shrewsbury Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 4548248.jpg Shrewsbury Abbey 52°42′27″N2°44′39″W / 52.70750°N 2.74417°W / 52.70750; -2.74417 1083Founded as a Benedictine monastery. Part of the abbey has continued to be used as a parish church. [8]
Stokesay Castle from churchyard 1.jpg Stokesay Castle 52°25′49″N2°49′53″W / 52.4303°N 2.8313°W / 52.4303; -2.8313 late 13th centuryAn excellent example of a late medieval fortified manor houses. [9]
Transcepts, Wenlock Priory.jpg Wenlock Priory 52°35′51″N2°33′19″W / 52.59748°N 2.55532°W / 52.59748; -2.55532 1079–1082Ruined 12th-century monastery. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Scheduled monuments in Shropshire". Historic England. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Historic County of Dorset". Ancient Monuments UK. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Scheduled Monuments". Historic England. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Moated site 330m (sic) south west of Humphreston Hall, Donington, Shropshire (1019023)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Bury Walls: a large multivallate hillfort". History England. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Haughmond Abbey: an Augustinian monastery on the site of an earlier religious foundation, a post-Dissolution residence and garden remains". Historic England. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ludlow Castle". Britain Express. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Shrewsbury Abbey". Shrewsbury Abbey. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Stokesay Castle". Historic England. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Wenlock Priory". Historic England. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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