<< Our Photo Pages >> Castle Close - Misc. Earthwork in England in Devon
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Multi-periodSite Name: Castle CloseCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 4.72 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Tiverton Nearest Village: Bampton
Map Ref: SS937182
Latitude: 50.953396N Longitude: 3.51475W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Misc. Earthwork in Devon
Castle Close - an ancient, non-defensive enclosure high (212m/amsl) above the Exe Valley north of Tiverton, Devon. Surrounding the enclosure is a bank, roughly 2-3m in height and is partially destroyed. A long, steep walk to the top. This is not accessible to the public, you would need the land owner's permission to visit this site.
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