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Caple Tump
Hob Uid: 109764
Location : County of Herefordshire Kings Caple
Grid Ref : SO5593028800
Summary : The monument includes the earthwork and buried remains of a motte castle, situated on a low ridge just south of the main road through the village of King's Caple. The earthern motte mound is circular in plan, with a diameter of 35m, and is between 2.5 and 3.5 metres in height. Its low, flat top may suggest an earlier pallisade or shell keep on the motte summit, and there would have been ample room for structures. The castle is situated alongside an earlier Roman road. To the west of a motte, partly encased by the degraded rampart, are the remains of a stone well. Scheduled.
More information : SO 5593 2880 Caple Tump (NR). (1) Caple Tump is c44 ft in diameter and rises 12 ft above the ground on the W. There is a level sinking in the top of the mound. (Note RCHM use form 'Capel' for parish name also). (2-3) A motte situated upon the top of a low ridge with a diameter of 40.0m and a height increasing from 2.5m on the S side to 3.5m on the N side. There are remains of a bank around the flat summit 4.0m to 6.0m in width and 0.5 to 1.2m in height. It has been lately levelled in two places. A third break on the W side may be orginal. A depression on the SE side may be part of a ditch formerly encircling the motte. Published 1:2500 survey revised. (4) Scheduled listing. (5) Listed by Cathcart King and Shoesmith. (6-7)

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Source details : Ordnance Survey 6" 1964
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Source details : First OS Archaeology Field Investigator 26/07/1972
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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 : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte, Well
Evidence : Earthwork, Sub Surface Deposit, Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : HE 173
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : HW 173
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 27524
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 52 NE 6
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-07-26
End Date : 1972-07-26

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Caple Tump