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| Name: | MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE, STAMFORD |
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| HER Number: | 30667 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE, STAMFORD
| Grid Reference: | TF 027 070 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF00NW |
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| Parish: | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
On a small hill overlooking the watermeadows separated from the main settlement (ie to west of it) by a small valley. Five houses were destroyed when the castle was built, prior to 1086. The castle was probably built in 1068 when William I took his first campaign to Lincolnshire. The castle's history is poorly illustrated in documentary sources. In 1340 the castle was in poor repair, occasional repairs having been carried out. The castle was finally destroyed during the reign of Richard III and the building material was used to re-build the White Friar’s site. The castle consisted of a motte with a bailey to its south. It is suggested that the motte was extended to take a circular keep. The keep was destroyed in 1933 with little record made. The motte ditch had been infilled by the late twelfth century and the bailey metalled up to its edge. {1}
There is no surviving masonry on the motte, which is partly cut away, and what remains of the castle wall is thirteenth century in date. The castle, which was destroyed at the time of Richard III, appears to have been within the town walls, with a quadrangular bailey stretching down to the river. {4}
There is a photograph of the motte in 1933. {5}
There is a description of finds from a well at the castle site. {6}
See also PRN30668 (excavations in the inner bailey), 30671 (middle to late Saxon kiln), 30666 (ring ditch in the castle area). Htm 33m.
Monument Types
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEEP (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOTTE AND BAILEY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: MAHANY, C. M.. 1978. STAMFORD CASTLE AND TOWN. - |
| <2> | Index: SMR FILE. STAMFORD. TF 00 NW:AN - |
| <3> | Index: 1964. EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN. - |
| <4> | Index: OS CARD INDEX. STAMFORD. TF 00 NW:2,1964, DA |
| <5> | Photograph: STAMFORD STANDARD. 1976. PARISH FILE. 30/12/1976 |
| <6> | Correspondence: TEBBUTT, L.. 1962. Correspondence re skeletons at Braceborough. - |
| <7> | Bibliographic reference: RCHM. 1977. The Town of Stamford. pp3-4; FIG 16; PLATE 2,64 |
Related records
| 30671 | Related to: MIDDLE - LATE SAXON KILN FOUND SOUTH OF THE HALL IN THE CASTLE INNER BAILEY (Monument) |
| 30670 | Related to: OUTHOUSE AT CORNER OF BATH ROW AND CASTLE DYKE (Monument) |
| 30669 | Related to: PRISON AT STAMFORD CASTLE (Monument) |
| 30666 | Related to: RING DITCH IN CASTLE AREA, STAMFORD (Monument) |
| 30668 | Related to: STAMFORD CASTLE (REMAINS OF), STAMFORD (Monument) |
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