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Knook Castle
Hob Uid: 211305
Location : Wiltshire Upton Lovell
Grid Ref : ST9600044000
Summary : Earthwork remains of an Iron Age univallate hillfort, has also been described as a defensive cattlepen.
More information : (ST 9600 4400) Knook Castle (TI) CAMP (GT). (1) Knook Castle was described and planned by Hoare (2) and Petrie (3). It has been described as a defensive cattle-pen associable with the nearby RB settlement (4) (ST 94 SE 1) but Grinsell lists it as IA (5) It is of oblong plan with an entrance on the SSE. (2-5) Knook Castle is a sub-rectangular univallate IA camp with an internal area of about 1.5 hectares. It has a simple entrance on the southern side and a modern break on the west. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (6) No change - under permanent pasture (7) Additional bibliography. (8) Resurveyed at 1:1000 by RCHME field staff as part of the SPTA project. No change. See archive report for further details. (9)

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Source details : OS 6" 1961.
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Source details : History of Ancient South Wilts. 1, 1812, 84, plan (R Colt Hoare).
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Source details : Arch J, 37, 1880, 425-6.
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Source details : Trans Berks A & AS, 2, 39.
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : VCH. Wilts, 1, 1957, 270, (L V Grinsell).
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Source details : F1 ANK 20-Feb-1969
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Source details : F2 MJF 26-JUN-75
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Source Number : 8
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Source details : Britannia, 23 1992, 298 (M. Corney)
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Source Number : 9
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Source details : D Field/26-1-1995/RCHME:SPTA Project
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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 : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Stock Enclosure
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : ST94SE201
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : WI 836
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 10227
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 94 SE 2
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD SURVEY
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1969-02-20
End Date : 1969-02-20

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-06-26
End Date : 1975-06-26

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 1996-01-01
End Date : 1996-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Knook Castle