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Chideock Castle is a moated site located approximately 520 metres south-west of Chideock Manor in Dorset. The monument comprises a moated enclosure and associated earthwork features that represent the remains of a medieval fortified settlement. The site dates to the medieval period, though precise dating evidence for its construction and occupation phases would require specialist archaeological assessment. The moated form indicates a defensive residential or manorial site of the type common to medieval England, though its relationship to the nearby manor house and its specific historical significance within the local settlement hierarchy remain matters for further research.
Chideock Castle: a moated site and associated features 520m south west of Chideock Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017033. View the official record →
Chideock Castle is a moated site located approximately 520 metres south-west of Chideock Manor in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017033.
Chideock Castle: a moated site and associated features 520m south west of Chideock Manor 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 1017033.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm (1.6 km), A group of four bowl barrows on Golden Cap 515m south east and 630m south east of St Gabriel's House (1.8 km), Three bowl barrows north east of Thorncombe Beacon, 160m, 190m and 400m south west of Down House (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chideock Castle: a moated site and associated features 520m south west of Chideock Manor'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.
Chideock Castle: a moated site and associated features 520m south west of Chideock Manor stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.