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Castle Dyke

England
List entry 1004582
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004582
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.24 hectares
Grid reference
SX 92140 77009
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Dyke is a scheduled ancient monument located in Devon, England, comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval fortification. The site consists of substantial defensive ditches and banks that form part of a larger fortified complex, evidencing medieval military engineering and landscape modification. Though the precise dating and original function remain subjects of local historical study, the monument represents the type of defensive settlement typical of Devon's medieval period. The site is recorded under National Heritage List Entry 1004582 as a protected archaeological resource of national significance.

Castle Dyke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004582. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Castle Dyke?

Castle Dyke is a scheduled ancient monument located in Devon, England, comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval fortification.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle Dyke?

Castle Dyke 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 1004582.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle Dyke?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishop's Palace, Bishopsteignton (2.7 km), Castle Dyke camp, Ugbrooke (4.9 km), Tramp's Shelter, Chudleigh Rocks (5.7 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Castle Dyke

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bishop's Palace, Bishopsteignton
2.7 km
Castle Dyke camp, Ugbrooke
4.9 km
Tramp's Shelter, Chudleigh Rocks
5.7 km
Bishop's Palace
5.8 km
Pixie's Hole, Chudleigh Rocks
5.8 km
Cow Cave, Chudleigh Rocks
5.9 km
Milber Down camp
8.2 km
Kingskerswell Manor House
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle Dyke

Castle Dyke stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Castle Dyke

ExeterRoman town · ~9.7 miles
Domesday entry for Ashcombe, Devon →
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