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Coney's Castle

Dorset, England ยท Atlas EN3589

Coney's Castle is a contour fort in Whitechurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England.

It is recorded as both extant and likely destroyed, with a partial univallate and partial bivallate rampart form, surface evidence of earthen bank, and an enclosed area of 2 hectares.

Survival on the ground may be uneven.

The topographic record places it on a ridge and at 206 m.

The aspect is recorded as level.

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

A scheduled monument number is recorded (1003208).

Location

Atlas number
EN3589 (3589)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Dorset
Historic county
Dorset
Parish, community, or townland
Whitechurch Canonicorum
National Grid reference
SY372975
Latitude
50.77381
Longitude
-2.89256
Altitude
206 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant and Likely destroyed
Morphology
partial univallate and partial bivallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
2
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 2, SE 2, SW 1, NW 2
Number of ditches
1
Breaks through the ramparts
2
Enclosed area
2 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
multi-period enclosure system and ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North); Simple Gap (South)

Landscape

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

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1888)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1003208
HER
Dorset MDO2980
National record
record SY 39 NE 3; monument 449718
Wikidata
Q5159573

Sources

References

  1. Gale, J. 2003. Prehistoric Dorset, Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
  2. RCHME 1952. An inventory of the historical monuments in Dorset, Vol 1, West Dorset, 265, London: RCHM.
  3. Thomas, N. 1960. Prehistoric England, 101.