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HER Number:MDV12020
Name:Church at Castle Hill, Filleigh

Summary

Site of a church at Castle Hill. When the Tudor manor house was rebuilt in 1684, the church which stood nearby to the south-west was demolished. The churchyard sloped down to the yew trees below, which seem to mark its entrance.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 670 284
Map Sheet:SS62NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishFilleigh
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishFILLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS62NE/4/1
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS62NE2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CHURCH (XVII - 1684 AD to 1684 AD)

Full description

Fortescue, Earl, 1956, Address by the President. Some notes on the family of Fortescue, 4-6 (Article in Serial). SDV76556.

Site of a church at Castle Hill. When the Tudor manor house was rebuilt in 1684, the church which stood nearby to the south-west was demolished. The churchyard sloped down to the yew trees below, which seem to mark its entrance.

Andrews, J. H. B., 1960, The Parish of Satterleigh and Warkleigh, 40 (Article in Serial). SDV78211.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS62NE2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV84660.

The church which stood close to the manor house was demolished when the house was rebuilt in 1684 (citing Fortescue).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV76556Article in Serial: Fortescue, Earl. 1956. Address by the President. Some notes on the family of Fortescue. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 88. A5 Hardback. 4-6. [Mapped feature: #4054 Map object approximate, ]
SDV78211Article in Serial: Andrews, J. H. B.. 1960. The Parish of Satterleigh and Warkleigh. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 92. 40.
SDV84660Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS62NE2. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV1823Related to: St Paul's Parish Church, Filleigh (Building)
MDV18812Related to: Tudor manor house at Castle Hill, Filleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 13 2024 1:47PM