Acton Bank

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Hoddenton; Acton Farm

In the civil parish of Lydbury North.
In the historic county of Shropshire (Modern Authority of Shropshire, 1974 county of Shropshire).

Rejected as castle by Hogg and King as apparently a cairn or barrow. However, more recent aerial photos of this very ploughed site clearly show crop marks of one and, possibly a second, bailey. PastScape report as "Bronze Age round barrow or ploughed down prehistoric or Roman enclosure, or motte and bailey, surviving as an earthwork. The cropmark remains of large circular enclosure with two annex enclosures were seen occupying the same location as the alleged round barrow and mapped from aerial photographs."

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO31528504

PastScape number; 107136

Books

Rowley, T.,1997, Norman England (London: Batsford)
Higham, R. and Barker, P., 1992, Timber Castles (Batsford) p208
Jackson, M.J.,1988, Castles of Shropshire (Shrewsbury: Shropshire Libraries) p69 [Reject]
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p435 [Reject]
Wall [after Downham], 1908, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Shropshire Vol1 p386

Journal Articles

Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1970, 'Castles in Wales and the Marches (Additions and corrections to lists published in 1963 and 1967)' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol119 p119-124 [Reject]
Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol112 p77-124

Most of the sites or buildings recorded in this web site are NOT open to the public and permission to visit a site must always be sought from the landowner or tenant

The information on this web page may be derived from information compiled by and/or copyright of English Heritage and other individuals and organisations.

It is an offence to disturb a Scheduled Monument without consent. It is a destruction of everyone's heritage to remove archaeological evidence from any site without proper recording and reporting. Don't use metal detectors on historic sites without authorisation.

Please help me to make this as useful a resource as possible by contacting me if you see errors or if you can add information.
I do acknowledge the help I get with this site.

¤¤¤¤¤

Acton Bank

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO31528504

Sources of information, references and further reading