Stanborough Motte

In the civil parish of Halwell And Moreleigh.
In the historic county of Devon (Modern Authority of Devon, 1974 county of Devon).

Truncated mound located 137m north-east of Stanborough Camp, and immediately east of the earthwork remains of an early medieval ringwork. The mound has been identified as a motte, now surviving to a height of approximately 0.3m, and with traces of a ditch on its north and south sides. The ditch measures between 2.5m and 5m wide and is a maximum of 0.3m deep to the west. The western side of the mound and ditch have been cut away by a large quarry, measuring about 20m across. It has been excavated to a depth of approximately 4m in the centre, and a spoil heap around 17m wide and 0.5m high, has been deposited at its western edge.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SX77435182

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

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PastScape number; 1329946