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Newcourt Tump
Hob Uid: 105885
Location : County of Herefordshire Bacton
Grid Ref : SO3713033560
Summary : Remains of a motte and bailey. A fortified enclosure protected on two sides by a natural double scarp with a berm between and on the western side by a ditch and inner rampart. The triangular spur has been used to create a defensive bank of up to 10 metres in height. Within the easternmost angle of the enclosure is a small mound with a depression in the top. The mound is quite low and unusually rectangular, possibly because it is not a motte but the overgrown remains of a former structure. The bailey area has the overgrown remains of rectangular structures still visible on the ground, with some delineated by exposed masonry walls. The western edge of the site has been made defensive through the construction of a cross ditch of up to 3 metres in height. The site is intervisble with several other castle sites in the Golden Valley. The castle appears to have fallen out of use by the 14th century, although there are no known documentary references to the site. There appears to be significant dispute over the form and nature of this site. Scheduled.
More information : (SO 37133356) Motte and Bailey (NR). (1) Irregular fortified enclosure protected on two sides by a largely natural double scarp with a berm between and on the third or western side by a ditch and inner rampart. Within the easternmost angle of the enclosure is a small mound with a sinking on its top. (2) Minor fortification or castle site abandoned by the 14th century. (3) Addition to Main List of Castles in Wales and The Marches. September 1970 Hogg and King. (4) Motte and bailey as described. Disturbed ground within the bailey suggests occupation, possibly late. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (5) Described as Newcourt Tump. (6) Additional references. (7,8, 9)

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Source details : OS 6" 1964
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Source details : Monument 9
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Source details : Map of South Wales in the 14th century, SE Sheet 1932 (W Rees)
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Source Number : 9
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Source details : Phillips, N. 2006. 'The Earthwork Castles of Gwent and Ergyng'. BAR
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : abandoned by 14th century
Monument End Date : 1300
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte And Bailey, Building Platform
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : HE 196
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 33 SE 6
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-09-06
End Date : 1972-09-06

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