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Castle 175m north of Stone Barton is a motte-and-bailey fortification located in Devon. The monument consists of an earthen mound with an associated bailey, representing a common form of medieval defensive architecture established in England following the Norman Conquest. The site dates to the medieval period, likely from the eleventh or twelfth century, when such castles served as centres of local lordship and control. The surviving earthworks demonstrate the strategic importance of this location within the Devon landscape during the feudal period.
Castle 175m north of Stone Barton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016217. View the official record →
Castle 175m north of Stone Barton is a motte-and-bailey fortification located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016217.
Castle 175m north of Stone Barton is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016217.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 330m east of Beacon Moor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (2.6 km), Bowl barrow 280m north east of Beacon Moor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (2.8 km), Burridge Camp (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle 175m north of Stone Barton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Castle 175m north of Stone Barton stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.