SHAM CASTLE RUIN AND SURROUNDING BOUNDARY RETAINING WALL APPROXIMATELY 260 METRES NORTH OF CASTLE HILL HOUSE
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107540
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- Statutory Address:
- SHAM CASTLE RUIN AND SURROUNDING BOUNDARY RETAINING WALL APPROXIMATELY 260 METRES NORTH OF CASTLE HILL HOUSE
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- SHAM CASTLE RUIN AND SURROUNDING BOUNDARY RETAINING WALL APPROXIMATELY 260 METRES NORTH OF CASTLE HILL HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Filleigh
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 67221 28738
Details
FILLEIGH CASTLE HILL
SS 62 NE
5/41 Sham Castle ruin and
- surrounding boundary retaining
20.2.67 wall approximately 260 metres
north of Castle Hill House
GV II
Sham gothic castle ruin built as eyecatcher in landscape design to Castle Hill
House. Mid C18. Stone rubble with some brickwork to the parapet. Square tower
with taller projecting corner turrets and lower flank walls terminating in mock
turrets. Symmetrical. Pointed arched doorways to each side of tower, that to front
flanked by tall narrow pointed arched window openings, largely infilled. 4 bulls-
eyes above. Flank walls each have 2 rectangular window openings with blind
quatrefoil loops to the mock turrets at each end above smaller rectangular openings.
The raised castle mound has a stone rubble retaining wall with buttresses at
intervals and a sham pointed arched gateway to north side.
Listing NGR: SS6722128738
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98956
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 11 Devon,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing