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HER Number: | 7801 |
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Record Type: | Monument |
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Name: | Brian's Close Prison at Wallingford Castle |
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Designations
- Scheduled Monument () 1006324: Wallingford Castle
Grid Reference: | SU 608 897 |
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Parish: | WALLINGFORD, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE |
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Monument Type(s):
Summary
Supposed site of Fitzcount's dungeon
Associated Monuments
MOX101 | Wallingford Castle (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
NoneDescription
1) Site is location of famous dungeon called Cloere Brien, or Brian's Close, where heavy rings attached to masonry are known to have existed until C19th, though it seems uncertain whether these were any more formidable than relics of a blacksmith's workshop which had occupied the site.
<1> 1893-5, Journal of Berks Archaeological & Architectural Society, Vol 3 (!893) pp.22-3 (Serial). SOX1061.
Sources
<1> | 1893-5. Journal of Berks Archaeological & Architectural Society. Vol 3 (!893) pp.22-3. [Serial / SOX1061] |
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