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| Name: | CASTLE HILL, CASTLE CARLTON |
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| HER Number: | 43602 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
CASTLE HILL, CASTLE CARLTON
| Grid Reference: | TF 395 836 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF38SE |
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| Parish: | SOUTH RESTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
A MOTTE AND DOUBLE BAILEY CASTLE. SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF THE CASTLE OF HUGH BARDOLF, A JUSTICIAT IN THE REIGN OF RICHARD I. {1}{2}{3}
FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION SEE LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY 27 {4}., AREA 16.5H, LENGTH 150M, WIDTH 110M, HTM 14M
The castle takes the form of a motte and double bailey enclosed by ditches, with external banks. It was built in the 11th or 12th century and is thought to have been built either as a post-Conquest fortification of Ansgot or as a response to the turmoil of King Stephen's reign by Ralph de la Haye, an active supporter of Stephen. {5}
Monument Types
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOTTE AND BAILEY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Events
- Site visit to Castle Hill
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: OS CARD INDEX. SOUTH RESTON. TF 38 SE:5,1965, SEAMAN B H |
| <2> | Scheduling record: HBMC. AM 7. SAM 122 |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: COX, J.C.. 1924. LITTLE GUIDE. P97 |
| <4> | Article in serial: OWEN, A.E.B.. 1992. LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. P.17-22 |
| <5> | Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1999. Revised scheduling document 31629. MPP 23 |
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