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Name:The Castle, Leigh
Type of Record:Monument
HER Number:MDO1341
Last edited:Apr 20 2021 11:51AM

Location:Leigh; Dorset
Grid Reference:ST 630 077
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Monument Type(s):


Summary

An earthwork consisting of a slight bank with traces of an outer ditch, enclosing around 9 acres. In 1952 the earthworks were described as a very slight bank with occasional traces of an external ditch, and largely destroyed on the south.

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Enclosure on Castle Hill comprising a single bank and ditch of probable late prehistoric date.

Sources and Further Reading

---SDO17130 - Digital archive: Lock, G, and Ralston, I. 2017. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland [ONLINE]. EN3685.
<1>SDO97 - Bibliographic reference: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset. Volume One (West). 132.

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