Tich Barrow
Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)
There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains
| Name | Tich Barrow |
| Alternative Names | Tichbarrow; Tites-Burchdon |
| Historic Country | Cornwall |
| Modern Authority | Cornwall |
| 1974 Authority | Cornwall |
| Civil Parish | Davidstow |
PastScape record of an alleged site of a motte and bailey.
The features depicted on OS 25" (1905) at SX 1460 8809 represent the outline of an old and now grass covered surface quarry and associated spoil heaps. A major widening of the A39 road at this point has now resulted in a considerable levelling of the slopes. It would seem most probable that 'Tich Barrow' (SX 18 NW 4) was mistakenly identified as a 'motte' due to its large and dominant appearance and that the quarry features on its W side were regarded as the remains of a bailey (Field Investigators Comments-F1 JWS 01-JUL-76). During construction of the new road in 1972 part of the quarry was examined. North Devon ware similar to that from the adjacent smithy site (see SX 18 NW 37) was found, indicating working from about 1680 to 1710 and possibly later (Trudgian). (PastScape)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SX146880 |
| Latitude | 50.6630592346191 |
| Longitude | -4.62371015548706 |
| Eastings | 214600 |
| Northings | 88090 |
