Gannow Green

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Cannow Green; Frankley

In the civil parish of Birmingham.
In the historic county of Worcestershire (Modern Authority of Birmingham, 1974 county of West Midlands).

Emery writes "A massive early C14 curtain wall was revealed at Cannow Green" I presume this is Gannow Green. The nearest possible site visible on the map is a large dry moat at Frankley at the reference given. PastScape record this site as 'A rectangular moated site measuring approximately 90m by 70m. The arms of the moat, which are dry, are 5m to 9m wide and 3m to 4m deep, being widest at the angles. The banks of the moat are level with the surrounding ground. The moat encloses a rectangular island which measures approximately 60m by 40m and is also level with the surrounding ground. The surface of the island is undulating and pitted with a number of shallow depressions which may be the buried remains of buildings. Limited excavations (1960-62) found evidence, in the form of substantial coursed ashlar stone walls, that the moated site was occupied during C13-C15.'

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO98457839

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; 118465