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Castle How Hillfort
Hob Uid: 9936
Location : Cumbria Allerdale Wythop
Grid Ref : NY2016030810
Summary : Iron Age or post -Roman promontory hillfort with rock-cut defences on the east and west sides, whilst the natural terrain protects the north and south sides. The centre is an artifically levelled plateau. The area surrounding the hillfort have been planted with trees.
More information : [Centred at NY 2016 3081] Castle How Ancient Earthwork (NAT) (1) Castle How, Peel Wyke is a post Ro. promontory or spur stronghold, situated on a natural ridge of rock. The ground being steeply scarped on the two sides [N & S] there are no artificial defences, out on the village end [W] are four clearly defined crescent shaped trenches with outer ramparts. The other end, being rather more steep has two such trenches. The plateau, measuring 42 x 20 yds. is "dished out", so that round its perimeter the rock crops up to form a sort of breastwork. There is no evidence of any masonry or any other remains. [See plan AO:62:161:2 Authority 3] (2-3) Listed under 'Camps and Settlements', and scheduled. (4) Description correct. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (5) Survey of 15.4.66. unchanged. (6) (NY 20163801) Castle How (NAT) Fort (NR) (7) NY 201308. Castle How, scheduled. (8) Castle How hillfort. Earthwork remains of rock-cut ditches with banks and counterscarps on the western and eastern sides. The summit of the hillfort has been artifically levelled. Pot-boilers and part of a Roman tile were found on the site. (9) The hillfort is masked by tree cover on aerial photographs and therefore was not transcribed by the Skiddaw NMP project. (10)

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Source details : OS 6" (Prov) 1957
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Source details : Trans Cumberland and Westmorland Antiq and Archaeol Soc 11 1911 pp118-121 plan (JF Curwen)
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Source details : Trans Cumberland and Westmorland Antiq and Archaeol Soc 24 1924 pp78-87 plan (RG Collingwood)
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Source details : DOE (IAM) Anc Mons Eng and Wales, 1958
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Source details : F2 RE 04-AUG-70
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Source details : OS 1:10000 1979
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Source details : DOE (IAM) Anc Mons England 1 1978 p15
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Source details : English Heritage SAM Amendment 10.5.95
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Source Number : 10
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Source details : NMR OS 76054 415 13-MAY-1976
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Hillfort
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Prehistoric
Display Date : Prehistoric
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -500000
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Early Medieval
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 410
Monument Type : Hillfort
Evidence : Earthwork

Components and Objects:

Period : Prehistoric
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : POT BOILER
Object Material :

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : TILE
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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CU 223
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 23792
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 23 SW 2
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-04-15
End Date : 1966-04-15

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1970-08-04
End Date : 1970-08-04

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2001-06-01
End Date : 2001-12-01

Historic England Research Records

Castle How Hillfort