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Record Details

HER Number:00456/01
Type of record:Monument
Name:Doncaster Castle

Summary

The site of a motte and bailey castle dating to the medieval period. The site is no longer visible and lies under St George's church, Doncaster

Grid Reference:SE 573 035
Map Sheet:SE50SE
Parish:DONCASTER CENTRAL, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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    • Full Description

    <1> Nothing can now be seen of the castle although the former motte has been located under the eastern end of St George's church. it has been shown that the surrounding ditch was 16 feet deep and 30 feet wide.
    <2> Castle mound stood in north east corner of Roman fort, under east end of present parish church. Angled stretch of churchyard perimeter immediately south of the east end perpetuated line of inner bailey ditch. Outer bailey ditch also located. Motte and ditch had been levelled by C.1200 (Moot Hall (PIN 784) built over ditch)
    References: D.V.S, YAR 1971, YAJ 44 p.219, YAR 1972, YAJ 45 p.204, Current Archaeology. 33 (July '72) pp.273-7

    <3> Summation of current knowledge in source [further information]. Part of the castle ditch was excavated during the 1986 Frenchgate evaluation.

    <4/5> Excavation identified a ditch that may have formed part of the bailey ditch. A phase of 'terracing' that occurred across the area of the 2008 excavation may have been associated with collecting construction materials for the Norman Castle motte.


    <1> Hey, D., 1979, The Making of South Yorkshire., p52 (Bibliographic reference). SSY137.

    <2> South Yorkshire Archaeology Service, c1974-c2003, SMR Card (Unpublished document). SSY213.

    <3> ASWYAS, 2007, Doncaster, South Yorkshire: Archaeological desk-Based Assessment Volume 1: Town Survey (Grey Literature Report). SSY2032.

    <4> ASWYAS, 2008, Church Walk (formerly Askew's Print Shop) Doncaster South Yorkshire: Archaeological Post-excavation Report, p180 (Grey Literature Report). SSY2037.

    <5> Cox, H., n.d, Excavations on the Site of Askews Print Shop Doncaster (DCW94): Metalwork Report (Grey Literature Report). SSY2050.

    Sources and further reading

    <1>SSY137 - Bibliographic reference: Hey, D.. 1979. The Making of South Yorkshire.. Single volume. p52.
    <2>SSY213 - Unpublished document: South Yorkshire Archaeology Service. c1974-c2003. SMR Card. Indexed according to PIN Number.
    <3>SSY2032 - Grey Literature Report: ASWYAS. 2007. Doncaster, South Yorkshire: Archaeological desk-Based Assessment Volume 1: Town Survey. Pollington, M..
    <4>SSY2037 - Grey Literature Report: ASWYAS. 2008. Church Walk (formerly Askew's Print Shop) Doncaster South Yorkshire: Archaeological Post-excavation Report. p180.
    <5>SSY2050 - Grey Literature Report: Cox, H.. n.d. Excavations on the Site of Askews Print Shop Doncaster (DCW94): Metalwork Report.

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