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Plymouth Town Wall
Hob Uid: 437637
Location : City of Plymouth Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SX4820054700
Summary : There is documentary evidence for town defences built in the 1530's. However the main stone rampart and ditch was built in 1643 with six town gates. The wall had been demolished by 1765.
More information : (SX 47755437 to SX 48595444 and SX 48525466 to SX 48675453) Town Wall (NR) (course of) (NAT). (1) The earliest defences for the town were a wall built in the 1530's extending Westwards from the Castle to add strength on the landward side of the Hoe. It extended as far as `Little How Gate' at the South end of Castle Dyke Lane. Hoe Gate may have been created to give easier access from the town to the Hoe in the 1590's when the new fort was being built. In 1643, the town was encompassed by a stone rampart and ditch, with six gates giving access to the surrounding district. By 1765, the wall had been demolished, but all gates barring the Coxside Gate remained. (2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : OS 1:1250 1969
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Source Number : 2
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Page(s) : 4,130
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Vol(s) : 1996

Source Number : 3
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Page(s) : 58-9
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Vol(s) : 14 - 1975

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Defences built in 1530
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Monument Start Date : 1530
Monument Type : Town Defences
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Rampart and ditch built in 1643
Monument End Date : 1765
Monument Start Date : 1643
Monument Type : Town Defences
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Wall demolished by 1765
Monument End Date :
Monument Start Date : 1765
Monument Type : Town Defences
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Devonshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 104
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 45 SE 122
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1962-01-01
End Date : 1969-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1993-01-01
End Date : 1993-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 1994-01-01
End Date : 1996-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 2012-01-01
End Date : 2013-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Plymouth Town Wall