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| HER Number: | MDV56652 |
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| Name: | Southern Rampart of Bolt Tail Camp |
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Summary
Traces of the southern rampart of the Iron Age Bolt Tail Promontory Fort were recorded in 1995 during erosion repair work
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 669 395 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX63NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Huish |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX63NE/9/1
- Old SAM Ref: 33761
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAMPART (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1987, Untitled Source, 22565 (Plan - measured). SDV320555.
Scaled plan of Bolt Tail Promontory Fort showing earthworks. Copy in Parish file.
Blaylock, S. R., 1996, Footpath Repair and Archaeological Watching Brief, Bolt Tail Promontory Fort, Malborough, Devon, 1995. (Report - Watching Brief). SDV162085.
Erosion repair work at south end of promontory fort. Later field boundary facing wall added to, erosion scars repaired, stone steps and pathway constructed. Traces of rampart recorded in watching brief.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2001, Iron Age Cliff Castle Known As Bolt Tail Camp (Schedule Document). SDV140300.
Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp with a large rampart cutting off the headland. The rampart is now 260 metres long although originally longer. The south end ot the rampart is severely eroded but an earthwork bank about 8 metres wide by 2 metres high continues 60 metres along the cliff edge to the south-east. Other details: Monument 33761.
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.
Visited in 2003.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV140300 | Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2001. Iron Age Cliff Castle Known As Bolt Tail Camp. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV162085 | Report - Watching Brief: Blaylock, S. R.. 1996. Footpath Repair and Archaeological Watching Brief, Bolt Tail Promontory Fort, Malborough, Devon, 1995.. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. [Mapped feature: #35898 ] |
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| SDV320555 | Plan - measured: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1987. Bolt Tail Promontory Fort. Plan. 22565. |
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| 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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4842 | Part of: Bolt Tail Camp, Marlborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV745 - Footpath repair and archaeological watching brief, Bolt Tail Promontory Fort, Malborough
- EDV6587 - Archaeological Assessment of Land between Bolt Heat and Bolt Tail
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 12 2011 5:41PM |
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