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Summary

A c 1.0 hectare field located at 90m on the cliff top is named 'castle hay' on the tithe award (tm).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Trust SMR: 100378
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX54NE/22

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EARTHWORK (Unknown date)

Full description

TITHE MAP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV165481.

A c 1.0 hectare field located at 90m on the cliff top is named 'castle hay' on the tithe award (tm).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV165484.

Des=tithe map and award/(1841)no 365.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV165485.

Osa=sx54ne17.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV165486.

Des=batty,m. /(2003)/south devon coast path project: a study of the archaeology along the coast path in the south hams from staddon heights to sharkham point/ma dissertation/in smr.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

Vis=25/1/1987 (os). Castle hay, now absorbed into a large intensively-cultivated field, lay on top of an exposed south-facing coastal cliff. Its hedge boundaries have been effaced and there is no evident trace of an earthwork. Undulations and small stoney mounds on an adjacent high point (sx55224592) are mostly debris from a demolished wwii structure (os).

Batty, M., 2003, South Devon Coast Path Project: a study of the archaeology along the coast path in the South Hams from Staddon Heights to Sharkham Point (Un-published). SDV336214.

Vis=20/8/2003(batty) large concrete slabs (one 3m x 2.7m), stones and metal window frame in a heap evidence the remains of a wwii building at the location mentioned (sx55224592) to e of buildings marked on os 1954 6" map at sx55204589. There are further mounds at the top of the hill between quarry and post-and-wire fence. Additionally there is some rusting pipework, apparently a water pipe. There is also a low earthwork bank 0.7m high running nw/se at this point. This probably is the continuation of the old field division remains of which can be seen running down from the coast path to the sea (batty).

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV165481	Migrated Record: TITHE MAP.
SDV165484	Migrated Record:
SDV165485	Migrated Record:
SDV165486	Migrated Record:
SDV24	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV336214	Un-published: Batty, M.. 2003. South Devon Coast Path Project: a study of the archaeology along the coast path in the South Hams from Staddon Heights to Sharkham Point. Mixed Archive Material.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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