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I do not have reliable established scholarly information about Farway Castle earthwork enclosure in my training data that would allow me to write with the precision and factual accuracy required for heritage documentation. Rather than risk presenting unverified details, I must acknowledge this limitation. I would recommend consulting the National Heritage List for England entry 1014243 directly, the Devon County Council's Historic Environment Record, or published archaeological surveys of Devon's castles and fortified sites for authoritative information about this monument's dating, physical character, and historical significance.
Farway Castle earthwork enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014243. View the official record →
I do not have reliable established scholarly information about Farway Castle earthwork enclosure in my training data that would allow me to write with the precision and factual accuracy required for heritage documentation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014243.
Farway Castle earthwork enclosure 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 1014243.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows on the parish boundary to the south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (0.6 km), Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (0.9 km), Round barrow cemetery on Broad Down (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Farway Castle earthwork enclosure'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.
Farway Castle earthwork enclosure stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.