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Cothill Tump
Hob Uid: 105828
Location : County of Herefordshire Turnastone
Grid Ref : SO3385036290
Summary : Ditched mound - suggested round barrow, but likely to have been a Medieval ringwork or small motte, although earlier Bronze Age activity cannot be ruled out. The mound is 31m in diameter and is surrounded by a dry ditch and rises 3.6m above the bottom of the ditch. The site was badly damaged in 1967 when a large tree was removed and an access ramp created on the south side. There is a depression in the centre of the mound that has been attributed to antiquarian investigations from when the mound was still suspected as being a prehistoric barrow. Scheduled.
More information : SO 3385 3629 Cothill Camp (NR). (1) Mound, 34 yds in diameter, surrounded by a dry ditch and rising about 12ft above the bottom of the ditch. "The top has a sinking some 3ft deep"(2). Some damage has been caused by tree removal on the S and W in 1967/8 but the mound has now been cleared by the Woolhope Arch. Research Group. It appears to be a MBA barrow(3). (2-3) Shown by Rees as a minor fortification or castle site abandoned by the 14th century. (4) A mutilated ringwork. Published survey 25" revised. (5) SO 339363. Cothill Tump. Small motte or ringwork, now much damaged. (6) Additional reference. (7) The position of the monument is typical of Bronze Age Bowl Barrows locally, and in its present form it may represent medieval adaptation of such an earlier feature. Scheduled. (8) Additional references. (9-10)

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Source details : Map of South Wales in the 14th century SE sheet 1932 (W Rees)
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Source details : Phillips, N. 2006. 'The Earthwork Castles of Gwent and Ergyng AD 1050-1250' BAR.
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Round Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte, Ringwork
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 27491
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 33 NW 8
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-09-16
End Date : 1971-09-16

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MANAGEMENT SURVEY
Start Date : 2004-01-01
End Date : 2004-12-31

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Cothill Tump