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| HER Number: | MDV134092 |
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| Name: | Motte to the west of Woodlands Farm, Littleham |
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Summary
A possible motte is visible as an earthwork on LiDAR imagery and on the 1940s RAF aerial photos. It is located within a small field named as Castle Two Acres on the 19th century Littleham Tithe Map and Apportionment.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 032 812 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LITTLEHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MOTTE (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The earthwork is in a small field named as Castle Two Acres (Plot 1296a) on the Littleham Tithe Map and Apportionment. Two fields to the north (Plots 1294 and 1295) are called Castle Park and Little Castle Park respectively.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The area is shown as an orchard.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
A circular feature, topped with trees is visible as an earthwork to the west of Woodlands Farm.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.
A circular earthwork, possibly a motte, is visible on LiDAR imagery.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV365447 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140706 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28544 | Related to: Castle Fieldnames, Littleham (Monument) |
| MDV106431 | Related to: Orchard Banks to the west of Woodlands Farm, Exmouth (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 26 2023 1:06PM |
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