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| Name: | Shaftesbury Castle, Castle Hill, Shaftesbury |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| HER Number: | MDO4615 |
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| Last edited: | Oct 12 2016 1:36PM |
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Monument Type(s):
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1101 AD to 1200 AD)
Summary
A triangular enclosure at the western end of the Greensand Ridge upon which the burh of Shaftesbury was built. The site was excavated between 1947 and 1949. It is thought to represent the site of an unlicensed castle constructed during the reign of King Stephen.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument DO 149: Medieval Fortified House at Castle Hill
- Conservation Area
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SDO49 - Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1950. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1949. 71. 54-57. |
| <2> | SDO131 - Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. ST 82 SE 33. |
| <3> | SDO99 - Bibliographic reference: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset. Volume Four (North). 75-76. |
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