| Site Name: |
Turk's Castle, Newton |
| Civil Parish: |
Bicknoller |
| Grid Ref: |
ST 1048 3857 (ST 13 NW) |
Turk's castle is the name of a low rounded hill thought to be a univallate hillfort of under 3 acres. {1}
Marked on OSAD 6" map as a camp. {2}
No trace of any earthwork although there is a field bank which may have been confused with a rampart. Truncated by a railway cutting. {3}
References:
| 1 |
Mention - Page, J.L.W 1890 "An Exploration of Exmoor", 260 |
| 2 |
Map - Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division 1962 6" ST13NW (SCC Planning Department) |
| 3 |
Detailed records - Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division 1965 ST13NW2 (SCC Planning Department) |
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