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HER Number:2958
Name:CARDINHAM - Medieval motte and bailey

Summary

Cardinham Motte and Bailey castle.

Grid Reference:SX 1261 6802
Parish:Cardinham, North Cornwall, Cornwall
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Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument CO455: Cardinham Castle

Other References/Statuses

  • National Mapping Programme (Morph No.): 2034.25.1
  • OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SX16NW 16
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 2958
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SX16NW 11

Monument Type(s):

Full description

White Hill, or Cardinham Castle, motte and bailey castle. The motte is sited on the end of a steep-sided spur above a confluence of streams and the bailey occupies the level top of the spur to the south-east. The motte rises 3m above the level of the bailey and is 6m high on the north. The top of the mound has been disturbed through robbing of stone from the keep. The ditch of the bailey is 3.7m-4.6m deep and the counterscarp of the inner bank is about 1.8m high (h1). The castle is visible on aerial photographs (p1) and was plotted as part of the NMP.

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Site history:
1: 1956. SAUNDERS, AD, IAM
2: 1979. SHEPPARD, PA, FMW
3: 1984. SHEPPARD, PA, FMW
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Jope, EM, 1958, Excavation of a Medieval Settlement at Beere, North Tawton, Devon, 138, no. 63 (Article in Journal). SCO7682.

<1> DOBLE, GH, 1939, ST MEUBRED, CARDYNHAM, 11, 12 (Unedited Source). SCO7305.

RAF, 1964, RAF/F6458/6399/0418-0420 (Photographic Record). SCO14504.

<2> Henderson, C, 1914, Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities (Unpublished document). SCO3503.

<3> PICKEN, WMM, 1954, UNKNOWN TITLE, VOL 26, 203-204 (Unedited Source). SCO7568.

<4> King, DJ & Alcock, L, 1969, Chateau Gaillard, 3, 112 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3785.

<5> Maclaughlan, H, 1849, Notes on Restormel Castle, 32, 35-42 (Article in Serial). SCO3894.

<7> Pounds, N, 1937, The Medieval Castle in Cornwall, VOL 104, 29 (Article in Serial). SCO4152.

<8> Unknown, 1878, Unknown, VOL 5, NO 19, PT 2 (Article in Journal). SCO6356.

Sources / Further Reading

---SCO7682 - Article in Journal: Jope, EM. 1958. Excavation of a Medieval Settlement at Beere, North Tawton, Devon. Medieval Archaeology. 2. 112-140. 138, no. 63.
[p1]SCO14504 - Photographic Record: RAF. 1964. RAF/F6458/6399/0418-0420. ABP.
[1]SCO7305 - Unedited Source: DOBLE, GH. 1939. ST MEUBRED, CARDYNHAM. CORNISH SAINTS SERIES. 11, 12.
[2]SCO3503 - Unpublished document: Henderson, C. 1914. Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities. MS At RIC.
[3]SCO7568 - Unedited Source: PICKEN, WMM. 1954. UNKNOWN TITLE. DCNQ. VOL 26, 203-204.
[4]SCO3785 - Bibliographic reference: King, DJ & Alcock, L. 1969. Chateau Gaillard. 3, 112.
[5]SCO3894 - Article in Serial: Maclaughlan, H. 1849. Notes on Restormel Castle. RRIC, Vol 32. 32, 35-42.
[7]SCO4152 - Article in Serial: Pounds, N. 1937. The Medieval Castle in Cornwall. Annual report of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society. 104. VOL 104, 29.
[8]SCO6356 - Article in Journal: Unknown. 1878. Unknown. Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. 6. 30. VOL 5, NO 19, PT 2.

Associated Finds

  • FCO682 - SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Events: none recorded

Related records

2958.01Parent of: CARDINHAM - Medieval fishpond (Monument)
2982Related to: KENKETH - Medieval deer park (Monument)

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