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| HER Number: | MDV9103 |
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| Name: | Town Wall, Guildhall Yard, Totnes |
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Summary
Town Wall. There is a small portion of the Town Wall, ragstone built, surviving here.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 802 604 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOTNES |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/50
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOWN WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX86SW19 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV160786.
Town Wall. There is a small portion of the Town Wall, ragstone built, surviving here. SX80276048-SX80286046. 16.0 metres long and 2.0 metres high.
Woodford, I., 1965, Town the Nation May Adopt (Article in Serial). SDV56354.
Council of Archaeology identified Totnes is one of 51 towns which should be safeguarded as part of national heritage. Proposal meant that any planning would have to be considered by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government rather than just District councils.
The walls were originally an earthen rampart encircling ten aces of the town and castle. Replaced by stone in the 12th century, they extended from the east gate, round to the Guildhall, along what is now North Street, and around a curve of South Street. The only parts of the wall remaining, between the Guildhall and the east gate, are incorporates in the intervening gardens and houses.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV160786 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX86SW19. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped features: #109309 ; #109310 ; #109311 ; #109312 ] |
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| SDV56354 | Article in Serial: Woodford, I.. 1965. Town the Nation May Adopt. The Western Morning News. Cutting + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV46802 | Related to: Earthwork on the North Side of North Street, Totnes (Monument) |
| MDV42291 | Related to: Embankment, Rear of 48 High Street, Totnes (Monument) |
| MDV21815 | Related to: Medieval Borough of Totnes (Monument) |
| MDV53882 | Related to: Totnes Town Wall to the rear of 54 High Street on South Street, Totnes (Monument) |
| MDV9101 | Related to: Town Wall at the North Gate, Castle Street, Totnes (Monument) |
| MDV8169 | Related to: Town wall, High Street, Totnes (Monument) |
| MDV9102 | Related to: Town Wall, South Street, Totnes (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2018 1:17PM |
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