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HER Number:MDV134041
Name:Great Castle, northeast of Blegberry, Hartland

Summary

Field named Great Castle recorded on circa 1840 tithe apportionment. May refer to possible earthwork of medieval or earlier origin.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 238 263
Map Sheet:SS22NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Types: none recorded

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Field named Great Castle recorded on circa 1840 tithe apportionment and circa 1840 tithe map (plot no. 180). Name suggests possible earthwork in the vicinity, which could be of medieval or earlier date.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Field boundaries similar to the ones shown on the circa 1840 tithe map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140488 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV19487Related to: Great Castles, northeast of Blegberry, Hartland (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 1 2023 10:49AM