MONUMENT NO. 434109

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Alleged site of a motte and bailey. The earthworks probably represent the remains of a stone quarry in use from c.1680 until 1710 or later.

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(SX 14618812) Motte and bailey. (1)

The features depicted on OS 25" (1905) at SX 1460 8809 represent the outline of an old and now grass covered surface quarry and associated spoil heaps. A major widening of the A39 road at this point has now resulted in a considerable levelling of the slopes. It would seem most probable that 'Tich Barrow'
(SX 18 NW 4) was mistakenly identified as a 'motte' due to its large and dominant appearance and that the quarry features on its W side were regarded as the remains of a bailey. (2)

During construction of the new road in 1972 part of the quarry
was examined. North Devon ware similar to that from the adjacent smithy site (see SX 18 NW 37) was found, indicating working from about 1680 to 1710 and possibly later. (3)

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( 1a) Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments

( 1) Annotated Record Map

Rec 6" (O G S Crawford u'dtd)

( 2) Field Investigators Comments

F1 JWS 01-JUL-76

( 3) Cornwall Archaeological Society Cornish archaeology

(P Trudgian) 15 - 1976 Page(s)39

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