Hilton Wood Castle

Also known as:
Monument No. 436439
Nearest town:
Holsworthy (6km NE)
OS reference:
SX25229969
OS sheet:
190
Latitude:
50° 46' 11.37 N
Longitude:
4° 28' 44.3 W
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Image of Hilton Wood Castle (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by markj99

The substantial ramparts of Hilton Wood Castle, up to 14 feet high, are covered by vegetation.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
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Image of Hilton Wood Castle (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by markj99

Hilton Wood Castle’s sloping interior has been populated by trees.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
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Hilton Wood Castle
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
Chance
Chance Apr 10, 2016

Details of earthwork on Pastscape

(SX 25229969) Hilton Wood Castle (NR). (1) “Hilton Wood Castle is an ancient earthwork, the area of which is oval, and measures 215 feet by 170 feet. The height of the bank is 14 feet, and the breadth of the ditch is 12 feet; the circumscribing vallum is in good preservation.” (2)
SX 25229969. An oval, univallate, defended settlement some 95.0m NNW-SSE by 80.0m overall, situated on a ridge. The well preserved rampart comprises a bank which rises up to 2.8m above an outer ditch 0.8m deep. In the N and E is a counterscarp bank up to 1.0m high. The entrance is a simple gap in the E side, a break in the rampart in the NE being modern. Resurveyed a t 1:2500; it is still known as Hilton Wood Castle. (3)
A very fine monument indeed. A ditched camp with the bank rising 4-5m over the base of the ditch. An entrance seems to exist on the west side. (4)

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