Monument record M17226 - Gun emplacement, Shelford
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | SK 67400 43400 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SK64SE |
| District | Rushcliffe |
| Civil Parish | Shelford, Rushcliffe |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The NE part of the outer ditch and a half moon defence can be seen at SK 674443. (1) (2)
The original accounts refer to "half moons" within the bulwark being as good a defence as the outer works. (3)
Royalist outpost…"great ditch and half moon batteries (now gone). (4)
See M 1814 for Priory, M 8251 for Shelford Manor, L 1813 for nearby cropmark complex, L 1815 for earthwork.
<1> Pickering J, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1148.
Other Refs: SK 6743/33
<2> OS, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT983.
Other Refs: 64 218 011-12
<3> Firth CH (ed), 1906, Lucy Hutchinson: Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson (2nd edn) (Published document). SNT245.
Other Refs: pp 121, 174, etc.
<4> RCHM, 1964, Newark on Trent - The Civil War Siegeworks (Published document). SNT1176.
Other Refs: p 46
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNT1148 Aerial photograph: Pickering J. Air photos.
- <2> SNT983 Aerial photograph: OS. Air photos.
- <3> SNT245 Published document: Firth CH (ed). 1906. Lucy Hutchinson: Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson (2nd edn).
- <4> SNT1176 Published document: RCHM. 1964. Newark on Trent - The Civil War Siegeworks.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM
