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| Name: | Marshwood Castle, Marshwood |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| HER Number: | MDO1634 |
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| Last edited: | Nov 24 2020 9:57AM |
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Monument Type(s):
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Summary
Medieval moated castle. The site comprises a low mound situated within a rectangular moated enclosure. There are remains of a rectangular tower on the mound. Foundations of a chapel were uncovered in 1839, though these are no longer certainly visible. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 1002836: Marshwood Castle
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SDO97 - Bibliographic reference: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset. Volume One (West). 156-7. |
| <2> | SDO14609 - Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4211-2. |
| <3> | SDO16435 - Unpublished document: Bowden, M. 2005. Marshwood Castle, Dorset: a Level 1 survey. |
| <4> | SDO14936 - Unpublished document: Bellamy, P. 2008. Proposed New Dwelling, Lodge House Farm, Marshwood, Dorset. Archaeological Evaluation. |
| <5> | SDO14407 - Unpublished document: Clarke, C P. 2014. Report of Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at Marshwood Castle, Lodge House Farm, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, DT6 6RW. |
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