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HER Number:MDV10863
Name:Lower Castle Down, Radish Plantation, Colyton

Summary

Field named at Lower Castle Down on the Colyton Tithe Map and Apportionment. It is perhaps likely that the name references Blackbury Castle to the east.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 182 920
Map Sheet:SY19SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSouthleigh
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOLYTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SE/64

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EARTHWORK (Unknown date)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134835.

Field name: lower castle down negative on aph.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV134836.

Aph=raf vert 11/4/47 16,400 2483/4 (ch 38/57-58).

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Field named as Lower Castle Down on the Colyton Tithe Map and Apportionment (Plot 23).

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 412 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Seems possible that name refers to Blackbury Castle Camp to east.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV134835Migrated Record:
SDV134836Aerial Photograph:
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #2346 ]
SDV351568Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. 412.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 11 2024 1:49PM