Castle Pulverbatch was held by Roger Venator in 1086, and was still in existence in 1202, though perhaps derelict by that time. The motte rises some 7.4m above a steep natural slope on its south-east side. A ditch 2.6m deep defends it on the north east and west sides. To the north east of the motte is the inner bailey, partly destroyed by quarrying on the east side. This bailey is defended by a bank which rises some 1.5m above the interior and 4.2m above the outer bailey and is surrounded by a ditch 1.2m deep. To the west of the motte is an outer bailey, defended by a bank up to 1.2m high on the west and a scarp up to 2.2m high on the south

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Name	Castle Pulverbatch
Alternative Names	Purrebech; Pounderback; Pulrebach
Historic County	Shropshire
Civil Parish	Church Pulverbatch
Type	Timber Castle
Confidence	Certain
Remains	Earthworks
Listed	Not listed
Scheduled Ancient Monument	Yes
Ordnance Survey Reference	SJ422021
Eastings	342250
Northing	302170
Images of England Reference
PastScape Reference	67801
Historic Environment Record	01051

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Books

• Duckers, Peter and Anne, 2006, Castles of Shropshire (Stroud: Tempus) p47-8
• Salter, Mike, 2001 (2edn), The Castles and Moated Mansions of Shropshire (Malvern) p31
• Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p476
• Jackson, M.J.,1988, Castles of Shropshire (Shrewsbury: Shropshire Libraries) p12-13
• King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p423
• Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p282
• Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker) p288
• Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
• Wall [after Downham], 1908, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Shropshire Vol1 p392-3
• Eyton, R.W., 1854-60, Antiquities of Shropshire (London) Vol5 p188

Antiquarian

• William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/shropseng.html#shrops7]

Journals

• 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
• Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol74 p249-280 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p90-121] http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-8266%28195904%2974%3A291%3C249%3AALOC1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-P
• 1934-6, Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol48 p14
• Philips, 1897, Transactions of the Caradoc and Severn Field Club Vol2 p40-3
• 1897, Shropshire Notes and Queries Vol6 p94-5

Unpublished

• English Heritage, 1996, Scheduling Papers (Revision, 12/09/1996)
• Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission, 1986, Scheduled Monument Report on SAM 20492