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Castlewitch Henge
Hob Uid: 436674
Location : Cornwall Callington
Grid Ref : SX3708068530
Summary : A sub circular earthwork enclosure, regarded as a possible henge, at Callington. The site enclosure comprises a ditch with outer bank, the two separated by a berm. Maximum internal diameter is 49 metres, maximum outer diameter is circa 96 metres. No internal features are visible, and no entrance or causeway through the earthworks is apparent. This lack of an entrance has been regarded as a barrier to interpretation as a henge, although alternative explanations are equally problematical given the lack of excavation.
More information : (SX 37086854) Henge (NR) (1) A Class 1 henge near Castlewich. (See plan from OS 1:2500 1953). Both bank and ditch have been heavily ploughed down and there is no trace of the outer slope in the surrounding fields. The bank is 2ft 6 ins high, its northern half having a massive stone-faced hedge on its crest. It is difficult to be sure if there is a causeway over the ditch at the entrance. (Listed under 'Camps' by DOE (IAM). (2-4) (SX 371 686) Henge included in gazetteer and distribution of Neolithic sites in Cornwall. (5) Castlewitch. Sub-circular enclosure situated just below 183m OD on the slope of Balstone Down. Both bank and ditch have been heavily ploughed down, no certain causeway. Insufficient information available, but possible lack of entrance makes henge affinity unlikely. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1963
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Vol(s) : 126, 1969

Source Number : 3
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Source details : Fox, A. The Castlewitch Ringwork: a new henge monument in SE Cornwall.
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Vol(s) : 32, 1952

Source Number : 4
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Source details : AP (J K St Joseph HT 18 undtd)
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Vol(s) : 25, 1986

Source Number : 6
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Source details : Site 028
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Vol(s) : 175

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Late Neolithic
Display Date : Late Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -2900
Monument Type : Henge, Earthwork
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

Monument Period Name : Later Prehistoric
Display Date : Later Prehistoric
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Circular Enclosure
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Circular Enclosure
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CO 256
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 36 NE 2
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