Ashton Castle Tump

Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte)

There are earthwork remains

NameAshton Castle Tump
Alternative Names
Historic CountryHerefordshire
Modern AuthorityHerefordshire
1974 AuthorityHereford and Worcester
Civil ParishEye, Moreton and Ashton

Earthwork remains of a Medieval motte, 2m high, raised on the end of a natural spur. (PastScape)

Gatehouse Comments

Some earlier descriptions of this mound may have been the result of confusion with Pipe Aston Tump. In particular a supposed wet moat is actually a old dry water course. However, this is general accepted as a motte.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSO513649
Latitude52.2809295654297
Longitude-2.71389007568359
Eastings351390
Northings264990
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Books

  • Shoesmith, Ron, 2009 (Rev edn.), Castles and Moated Sites of Herefordshire (Logaston Press) p. 124
  • Salter, Mike, 2000, Castles of Herefordshire and Worcestershire (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 12
  • Stirling-Brown, R., 1989, Herefordshire Castles (privately published) p. 6
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 206
  • 1981, Herefordshire Countryside Treasures (Hereford and Worcester County Council) p. 10
  • RCHME, 1934, An inventory of the historical monuments in Herefordshire Vol. 3: north-west p. 59 No. 2 online transcription
  • Gould, I. Chalkley, 1908, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Herefordshire Vol. 1 p. 227 (plan)

Journals

  • 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