Barnstaple Castle significant event archaeological excavation
Later history and investigations
The castle site was excavated in 1927 and 1975. The 1975 excavation revealed the presence of one hundred and five graves at the location. The excavation report, published in 1986, shows that the artefacts recovered at the location showed that the graves were most probably of Christians. Now only the tree covered motte remains.Since 1950, the castle has been designated a scheduled monument, which is intended to protect important archaeological sites.