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Monument Type(s):

• CASTLE? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Summary

According to Hearne the castle at Benson stood west of the church, where bones, spurs, bridles, swords etc had been found. Area now built over with modern housing and no remains visible.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds:

Description

2) All info in summary is from this source; no further information so NMR listing discarded.
3) Names Castle Close, Castle Inn and Castle Square in village some distance east of church, do not conform to Hearne's description of location. Possible alternative site. Area of Hearne's site now built over with modern houses. Low-lying, no remains visible on ground.
4) Insufficient information to classify as a castle for MPP.

<1> OS Record Card, SU 69 SW 2 (Index). SOX273.

<2> NMR Monument - Long Listing Filed in Detailed Record File, SU 69 SW 2 (Index). SOX391.

<3> Field Notes/Field Visit, C J Bond (1979) (Unpublished document). SOX261.

<4> MPP Documents for Oxfordshire, S Lisk, 18.11.92 (Index). SOX259.

Sources

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