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Garliford

Devon, England ยท Atlas EN3520

Location

Atlas number
EN3520 (3520)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Devon
Historic county
Devon
Parish, community, or townland
Bishops Nympton
National Grid reference
SS75722636
Latitude
51.02320
Longitude
-3.77330
Altitude
170 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
3
Enclosed area
2 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North); Simple Gap (West)

Landscape

Topographic position
ridge
Aspect
level
Land use
woodland and pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (2007); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1889-1890); Other (1992-1996)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1016214
HER
Devon MDV752
National record
record SX 72 NE 2; monument 34941
Wikidata
Q31115356

Sources

References

  1. Wall, J.C. 1906. Ancient Earthworks, In W. Page (ed), The Victoria County History of the County of Devon, Vol I, London: James Street, Haymarket, 602-03.