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HER Number:15064
Name:KIT HILL - Post Medieval siegework

Summary

A probable Civil War defended enclosure located on Kit Hill summit

Grid Reference:SX 3750 7130
Parish:Stokeclimsland, North Cornwall, Cornwall
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Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument CO461: Folly on Kit Hill

Other References/Statuses

  • Cornwall SURVEY NAME (temporary): KH 126
  • National Mapping Programme (Morph No.): 50.26.1
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 15064

Monument Type(s):

  • SIEGEWORK (17th Century - 1601 AD to 1700 AD)

Full description

A probable Civil War defended enclosure located on Kit Hill summit, consisting of a straight sided ploygonal enclosure with 5 sides of irregular length. Four of the 5 nodes have revetted circular stone bastions. The banks are flat topped and are up to 2.6m high. The area enclosed is 0.27ha. The bastions are in varying states of disrepair. The two on the west side were re-used as platforms in the 19th century for a windmill and a windmill vane and have stonework surviving beneath collapsed material. There is no trace of a ditch. The side appears to be a Civil War redoubt, similar in scale and plan to Little Dennis in St Anthony In Meneage (SW 7880 2565). There is no documentary evidence of a reboubt on Kit Hill. Further details are given in the CAU site report (h2, b2). The site was interpreted in 1987 as an industrial reservior but this is now disputed in the light of new information (h1, b1). There are several good air photographs of this site (p1-p3) and it was plotted as part of the NMP. Schedule monument consent granted for repairs 13.3.96 Details on file.

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Site history:
1: 1987. HERRING, P AND THOMAS, N/CAU
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JAT, JAT FILM 5 21 (Aerial Photograph). SCO21432.

JAT, JAT FILM 5 25 (Aerial Photograph). SCO21431.

NMR, 23/01/03, NMR 21945 (Aerial Photograph). SCO23278.

NMR, 23/1/03, NMR 21937 (Aerial Photograph). SCO23515.

RAF, 1964, F65/58/6399/067 & 068 (Photographic Record). SCO14415.

<1> HERRING, PC & THOMAS, N, 1987, KIT HILL SURVEY INTERIM REPORT (Unedited Source). SCO8864.

<1> Herring, PC & Thomas, N, 1988, Kit Hill. Archaeological Survey (September 1988), 234-239 (Cornwall Event Report). SCO3585.

CUC, 1967, AQW/98 (Photographic Record). SCO14681.

CAU, 1988, F16/65 (Photographic Record). SCO17191.

Sources / Further Reading

---SCO21431 - Aerial Photograph: JAT. JAT FILM 5 25. SX 3750 7130.
---SCO21432 - Aerial Photograph: JAT. JAT FILM 5 21. SX 3750 7130.
---SCO23278 - Aerial Photograph: NMR. 23/01/03. NMR 21945. SX 3751 7131.
---SCO23515 - Aerial Photograph: NMR. 23/1/03. NMR 21937. SX 3740 7130.
[p1]SCO14415 - Photographic Record: RAF. 1964. F65/58/6399/067 & 068. ABP.
[1]SCO3585 - Cornwall Event Report: Herring, PC & Thomas, N. 1988. Kit Hill. Archaeological Survey (September 1988). 234-239.
[1]SCO8864 - Unedited Source: HERRING, PC & THOMAS, N. 1987. KIT HILL SURVEY INTERIM REPORT.
[p2]SCO14681 - Photographic Record: CUC. 1967. AQW/98. ABP.
[p3]SCO17191 - Photographic Record: CAU. 1988. F16/65. ABP.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • ECO751 - SM Management: Folly on Kit Hill

Related records

15064.01Parent of: KIT HILL - Post Medieval platform (Monument)

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