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Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings)

England
List entry 1003835
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003835
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.22 hectares
Grid reference
SS 95420 12926
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tiverton Castle is a Norman fortification founded in the early twelfth century by Henry de Braose, situated in Devon in south-western England. The castle comprises a motte and bailey earthwork with later stone additions, including a gatehouse and residential ranges built during the medieval period. The site remained in use and was modified throughout the Middle Ages, reflecting successive phases of fortification and domestic occupation. The surviving structures demonstrate the castle's evolution from its initial Norman foundation through subsequent medieval enlargements and alterations.

Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003835. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings)?

Tiverton Castle is a Norman fortification founded in the early twelfth century by Henry de Braose, situated in Devon in south-western England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003835.

Who is responsible for protecting Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings)?

Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings) 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 1003835.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Great House, Peter Street (0.4 km), Cranmore Castle (1.2 km), Roman Fort, Bolham Hill (1.4 km).

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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.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings)

Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings) stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings)

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