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| HHER Number: | 67 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | MOTTE AND BAILEY, TUTHILL, THERFIELD |
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Summary
Earthwork castle
Monument Types
- FISHPOND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
- MOTTE AND BAILEY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
Associated Events
- Watching brief at 'Greenside', Pedlars Lane, Therfield (Ref: HN209)
Protected Status
- Scheduled Ancient Monument 20672: MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE AND ASSOCIATED EARTHWORKS 100M SOUTH OF TUTHILL FARM
- Area of Archaeological Significance 49
Full description
A small mound approx. 14m in diameter and approx. 1.5m high, within a bailey defined by a ditch and slight bank to the S and SW, and containing further unidentified earthworks to the N. Interpreted by its excavator as a mid 12C adulterine castle, abandoned shortly after <1>. An earlier, Saxo-Norman, occupation layer with pottery dating from 1050 to 1100 was excavated beneath the site of the castle <2>. A water-filled fishpond, 68m by 10m, lies directly south of the motte, and may be contemporary <2, 3>.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished document: Janet Holt. 2006. What features and sites in the early landscape could have influenced the later siting of a Norman motte and bailey castle with medieval church in close proximity? (R1780). Photos |
| --- | Unpublished document: Mike Daniels (HCC) site report. 7.7.1982 |
| --- | Index: OS Records. |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Renn, Derek. 1971. Medieval castles in Hertfordshire. - p25 |
| <1> | Article in serial: Martin Biddle. 1964. The excavation of a motte and bailey castle at Therfield, Herts; J British Archaeol Assoc 27, 53-91. |
| <2> | Scheduling record: Scheduled Monument description. |
| <3> | Report: C Turner. 1999. 'Greenside', Pedlars Lane, Therfield, Herts, observation and recording. RNO 687 |
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