Shipbrook Castle Hill

In the civil parish of Davenham.
In the historic county of Cheshire (Modern Authority of Cheshire, 1974 county of Cheshire).

King writes destroyed in C18, a little doubtful. PastScape says cleared away in 1850. Shipbrook castle seems to have history as being in possession of Richard de Vernon, mentioned in Domesday.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ67357110

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 73008

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 724/1

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p69
Ridgway, Maurice Hill, 1958, 'Medieval Castles' in Sylvester, D. and Nulty, G. (eds), The Historical Atlas of Cheshire (Cheshire Community Council) p24-5
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol2 p179
Ormerod, G., 1882 [2edn], History of the County Palatine and city of Chester (London) Vol3 p253

Journal Articles

Clark, G.T., 1889, 'Contribution towards a complete list of moated mounds or burhs' Archaeological Journal Vol46 p202

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