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Hembury Castle
Hob Uid: 32912
Location : Devon Torridge Buckland Brewer
Grid Ref : SS4271017890
Summary : Iron Age hillfort. Findspot of human remains, thought to date from the Civil War
More information : (SS 427179) Camp (NR) Hembury Castle (NR). (1) Hembury Castle is a small 5 acre plateau, now cultivated. The south and east sides of the hill have very steep natural slopes; on the north wide is a 10 ft deep bank and ditch. In the ditches were quantities of charred wood, and a mound, formerly southwest of the interior, was found to contain numerous skeletons, supposedly from the Civil War. (2-3) Hembury Castle (name confirmed) is situated on a north-east spur at approximately 132.9.0m OD. The sub-oval univallate enclosure is 210.0m by 125.0m overall with no obvious entrance. The rampart has been almost entirely levelled and the most prominent feature is the ditch, 1.2m deep, with a counter scarp bank 0.8 high, in places replaced by a hedge. It is being gradually destroyed by ploughing, though currently under pasture; the southern part is now encroached upon by farm buildings. The earthwork is typical of the larger Iron Age defended settlements. Surveyed at 1:2500 on PFD. (4)

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Source details : OS 6" 1964
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Source details : VCH 1 1906 581 & plan (J C Wall)
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Source details : Report Devon Assoc 2 1867 103-4 (J A Parry)
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : F1 NJA 11-DEC-78
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Univallate Hillfort
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Human Remains, Findspot
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Devonshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 2
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : DV 376
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SS 41 NW 3
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1800-01-01
End Date : 1899-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1978-12-11
End Date : 1978-12-11

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Hembury Castle