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HER Number: | MDV128163 |
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Name: | Enclosure to east of Castle Cross, Hawkchurch |
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Summary
An oval enclosure, possible a castle, is visible as earthworks on LiDAR imagery and also as a cropmark on modern aerial photos. The northern end was formerly fossilised in a field boundary.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 331 010 |
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Map Sheet: | ST30SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Hawkchurch |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | HAWKCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OVAL ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Early Iron Age to Late Medieval - 700 BC to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The northern end of the enclosure is fossilised in the curve of a field boundary.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 656 (Monograph). SDV337894.
'Land in atte Castell' is referred to in 1449.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
An oval enclosure is visible as earthworks on LiDAR imagery. Possibly a castle.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Oval enclosure visible as a cropmark.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV337894 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1932. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. IX. A5 Hardback. 656. |
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SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Apr 23 2020 3:25PM |
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