Site Event/Activity record ECH6703 - Archaeology Resistivity Survey: Shocklach Motte

A resistivity survey of Shocklach Motte was carried out on the 4th December 2018 as part of Chapel Archaeology’s Heritage Lottery funded project on the village of Shocklach in Cheshire. The objective of the survey was to identify any structural evidence in the motte. The primary interest of the project is the connection between this site, the adjacent moated enclosure and the isolated medieval church of St. Edith’s. The site is thickly wooded and very disturbed by animal, and possibly human, digging. This, together with steep slopes prevented a major resistivity survey. However, a small area (10m by 6m) was identified as a possible site for an exploratory survey, not on the motte but on the inner face of the outer bank. However, no identifiable features were identified, potentially as might be expected, with such a small survey area and the very disturbed nature of the ground. (1)