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| HER Number: | MDV117867 |
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| Name: | Motte and bailey at Bushy Knap, Buckerell parish |
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Summary
A small mottle and bailey castle of probable medieval date was visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, as an earthwork mound and associated ditch defined enclosed platforms on the south-east facing tip of a natural ridge, Buckerell parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 131 010 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Awliscombe |
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| Civil Parish | Buckerell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AWLISCOMBE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKERELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MOTTE AND BAILEY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1447-1448 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
An earthwork mound and associated earthwork enclosures were visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1301 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.
A mound and associated ditch defined enclosures were visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A roughly circular mound approximately 60 metres in diameter, the summit of which has been levelled into a platform circa 30 metres across was visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. A steeply graded ditch 6 to 10 metres wide separates the mound from a platform or terrace 95 by 45 metres in size to the north and the slopes of the ridge to the east. This ditch appears to continue to the south and west of the mound, defining a roughly rectilinear enclosure circa 130 metres long and 70 metres wide, taking in the gentler slopes of the spur on which the mound is situated. The earthworks are tentatively interpreted as the remains of a small motte and bailey of probable medieval date. The mound and platform to the north were previously recorded individually and are associated with this record.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1447-1448 11-APR-1947. |
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| SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1301 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #77143 ] |
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| SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV11509 | Parent of: Mound at Bushy Knap (Monument) |
| MDV75239 | Parent of: Platform north of Bushy Knap (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:21PM |
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