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Chapel Tump
Hob Uid: 110019
Location : County of Herefordshire Hentland
Grid Ref : SO5380024200
Summary : Earthwork remains of a Motte and bailey castle. The motte was formerly about 26 metres in diameter but has been cut away on the south side. It still stands 2.5 metres high on the north side. The bailey is about 50 metres square with the motte at the north corner. Surrounding the bailey was a ditch which is extant on the south west and part of the north west sides but of which elsewhere there are little more than traces.
More information : (SO 538242) Earthwork (NR). (1) Chapel Tump has been much defaced and the contours altered by modern cottages and gardens. The enclosure was perhaps oval in plan with an area of about three quarters of an acre; there are traces of a bank along the NW and SE sides. The surrounding ditch remains on the SW side, where the outer scarp is rock-cut, and on the greater part of the NW side. The interior rises about 8 ft above the bottom of the ditch. (2-3) Shown as a small fortress, fortified manor-house or castle site abandoned by the 14th century. (4) Isaac Taylor shows the symbols for 'Camp' and 'Old foundations or ruined Chapels & c. at Chapel Tump. (5) Listed as a motte. (6) A small motte and bailey situated upon a slight rise of ground. The motte was formerly about 26.0m in diameter but has been cut away on the south side. It still stands to 2.5m high on the N side. The bailey is about 50.0m square with the motte at the N corner. Surrounding the bailey was a ditch which is extant on the SW and part of the NW sides but of which elsewhere there are little more than traces. To the SW the ditch, partly cut through rock, is up to 16.0m in width and 1.5m deep. On the NW side it has been quarried for stone and is now being filled with rubbish. The site, revised at 1:2500, is occupied by cottages and their gardens. There is no local tradition of a chapel here. (7) Listed by Shoesmith. (8)

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Source details : OS 6" 1964.
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Source details : Map of Here 1754, scale 1" = 1 mile (I Taylor)
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Source details : Arch Sites in S Here 1969, 3 (NP Bridgewater)
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Source details : F1 ASP 28-JUL-72
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte And Bailey
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 52 SW 9
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-07-28
End Date : 1972-07-28

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Chapel Tump