| ID: | SDV39236 |
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| Title: | Eggesford and Heywood Castles |
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| Originator: | Vachell, E. T. |
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| Date: | 1963 |
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| Summary: | Heywood Castle, motte and bailey(s). Remains of a Norman 'ring motte' with small but impressive mound surrounded by formidable rock-cut ditch. The bailey occupies c0.13 hectares and is defended by a bank and rock-cut ditch. Around the edge of the motte is a ring-bank, still standing in places. No indication of any masonry remains. Entrance on south side of the bailey; the gateway was defended on its west side by a small raised 'fighting platform' of which vestiges remain. Built temp. William II and replaced the earlier Eggesford Castle (PRN 1018). |
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Associated Monuments (2)
| MDV1018 | Eggesford Castle (Monument) |
| MDV1019 | Heywood Castle, Eggesford (Monument) |
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