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Large flat mound N of the village may be a flat castle mound. The "old castle precinct" is referred to in the late C12 and may have been the caput of the estate of Alfred d'Epaignes in the later C11 and the precursor of the castle at Nether Stowey. Site surveyed, earthworks could be remains of an early castle, but evidence not compelling.
Over Stowey, Somerset
Photograph by Philip Davis. All rights reserved
| Name | Over Stowey Mound |
|---|---|
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic County | Somerset |
| Civil Parish | Over Stowey |
| Type | Timber Castle |
| Confidence | Possible |
| Remains | Earthworks |
| Listed | Not listed |
| Scheduled Ancient Monument | No |
| Ordnance Survey Reference | ST185386 |
| Eastings | 318570 |
| Northing | 138660 |
| Images of England Reference | |
| PastScape Reference | 900400 | Historic Environment Record | 10673 |
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Books
- Prior, Stuart, 2006, A Few Well-Positioned Castles: The Norman Art of War (Tempus) p68-109
- Dunning, Robert, 1995, Somerset Castles (Somerset Books) p44-5
- Dunning, R.W. (ed), 1992, VCH Somerset Vol6 p161
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