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Castle Dore

Cornwall, England · Atlas EN0614

Castle Dore is a partial contour fort in St Sampson, Cornwall, England.

Other names on the record: Ruddon.

It is recorded as extant, with a bivallate rampart form, surface evidence of earthen bank, and an enclosed area of 0.5 hectares.

Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.

The topographic record places it on a ridge and at 105 m.

The aspect is recorded as level.

Recorded land use includes woodland, pasture, and scrub or bracken.

Dating evidence is recorded for 800–400 BC and 400 BC–AD 50 (Artefactual). Reliability is recorded as B - Medium.

A scheduled monument number is recorded (1006691).

Location

Atlas number
EN0614 (614)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Cornwall
Historic county
Cornwall
Parish, community, or townland
St Sampson
National Grid reference
SX10345482
Latitude
50.36258
Longitude
-4.66804
Altitude
105 m

Form and condition

Type
partial contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
bivallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
2
Number of ditches
2
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.5 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
multi-period enclosure system and ditches
Entrance forms
In-turned (East)

Landscape

Topographic position
ridge
Aspect
level
Land use
woodland, pasture, and scrub or bracken

Dating

Dating
800–400 BC and 400 BC–AD 50
Dating evidence
Artefactual
Dating reliability
B - Medium

Interior and investigation

Interior excavation
postholes, roundhouses, and rectangular structures
Finds
pottery
Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1470); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1847); Other (1881-1882); Excavation (1936-1937)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1006691
HER
Cornwall and Scilly MCO48/49 (second identifier 26690)
National record
record SX 15 SW 1; monument 432238
Wikidata
Q5050057

Sources

References

  1. Fitzpatrick, A.P. 1985. The Iron Age bracelets from Castle Dore, Cornish Archaeol, 24, 133-140.
  2. Henderson, J. 1985. The glass from Castle Dore: archaeological and chemical significance, Cornish Archaeol, 24, 141-47.
  3. Quinell, H. 1986. Cornwall during the Iron Age and the Roman period, Cornish Archaeol, 25, 111-34.
  4. Quinnell, H. and Harris, D. 1985. Castle Dore; the chronology reconsidered, Cornish Archaeol, 24, 123-132.
  5. Rahtz, P. 1971. Castle Dore - a reappraisal of the post-Roman structures, Cornish Archaeol, 10, 49-54.
  6. Ralegh Radford, C.A. 1951. Report on the excavations at Castle Dore, J Royal Inst Cornwall, 1, 1-11.