Castle Roborough, Loxhore

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Loxore

In the civil parish of Loxhore.
In the historic county of Devon (Modern Authority of Devon, 1974 county of Devon).

Small ringwork. The earthwork is situated in a ploughed field on a slight ridge and consists of a circular mound 4m high with a great central depression. A sunken lane passes the mound to the immediate south. The central depression in the motte may represent the robbing out of stone tower and this may have been a tower with motte raised around it (as at Lydford) rather than a ringwork.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Masonry Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SS62033772

PastScape number; 34551

Books

Higham, Robert A., 1999, 'Castles, Fortified Houses and Fortified Towns in the Middle Ages' in Kain, R. and Ravenhill, W., Historical Atlas of South-West England (University of Exeter Press) p136-43
Salter, Mike, 1999, The Castles of Devon and Cornwall (Malvern) p87 [slight]
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p117
Allcroft, A. Hadrian, 1908, Earthwork of England (London) p404
Wall, C., 1906, in Page, Wm (ed), 'Ancient Earthworks' VCH Devon Vol1 p614

Journal Articles

Higham, R.A., 1988, 'Devon Castles: an annotated list' Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society Vol46 p142-9
Higham, R.A., 1982, 'Early Castles in Devon' Château Gaillard Vol9-10 p101-116
King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol3 p90-127

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Castle Roborough, Loxhore

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SS62033772

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