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| HER Number: | 6730.06 |
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| Name: | RESTORMEL CASTLE - Post Medieval battery |
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Summary
Restormel castle was re-fortified during the Civil War.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SX16SW 3
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 6730.06
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SX16SW 32
Monument Type(s):
- BATTERY (Civil War (1642 to 1651) - 1642 AD to 1651 AD)
Full description
The great window facing outwards from the castle was blocked with masonry and a C17 gun emplacement was built in the Civil War. The castle was held by Parliament against the Royalists in the Civil War, but Sir Richard Grenville captured the castle after only a few days siege. The encounter involved some loss of life: workmen in the C18 found two armour-clad skeletons in the castle's dungeons (b17).
<1> Toy, S, 1953, The Castles of Great Britain, 62-63 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4951.
<2> Maclaughlan, H, 1849, Notes on Restormel Castle, 28 (Article in Serial). SCO3894.
<3> Cook, JL, 1958, A Fragment of Early Medieval Glass from London, 176 (Article in Journal). SCO7669.
<4> Boger, D, 1874, The Black Prince at Restormel, 1354 & 1363, VOL 5, 142-144 (Article in Journal). SCO2873.
<5> Henderson, C, 1935, Essays in Cornish History, 49-53 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3501.
<6> Renn, DF, 1969, Three Shell Keeps (Bibliographic reference). SCO5151.
<7> Harlech, Lord, 1952, Ancient Monuments, VOL 2, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, 45 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3436.
<8> Seymour, WH, 1922, Restormel Castle: a Brief History (Bibliographic reference). SCO4338.
<9> UNKNOWN, 19--, UNKNOWN TITLE, VOL 30, 419; VOL 38, 265; VOL 46, 202 (Unedited Source). SCO6835.
<10> TOY, S, 19--, ROUND CASTLES OF CORNWALL, VOL 12, 341 (Unedited Source). SCO6773.
<11> RADFORD, CAR, 1973, UNKNOWN TITLE, VOL 130, 292-294 (Unedited Source). SCO8197.
<12> Toy, S, 1933, The Round Castles of Cornwall (Article in Journal). SCO6774.
<13> Cambrian Archaeological Association, 1862, Cambrian Archaeological Association: Truro Meeting, 310, 320 (Article in Journal). SCO6155.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4951 - Bibliographic reference: Toy, S. 1953. The Castles of Great Britain. 62-63. |
| [2] | SCO3894 - Article in Serial: Maclaughlan, H. 1849. Notes on Restormel Castle. RRIC, Vol 32. 28. |
| [3] | SCO7669 - Article in Journal: Cook, JL. 1958. A Fragment of Early Medieval Glass from London. Medieval Archaeology. 2. 173-177. 176. |
| [4] | SCO2873 - Article in Journal: Boger, D. 1874. The Black Prince at Restormel, 1354 & 1363. JRIC. 5. VOL 5, 142-144. |
| [5] | SCO3501 - Bibliographic reference: Henderson, C. 1935. Essays in Cornish History. 49-53. |
| [6] | SCO5151 - Bibliographic reference: Renn, DF. 1969. Three Shell Keeps. HMSO Guide. |
| [7] | SCO3436 - Bibliographic reference: Harlech, Lord. 1952. Ancient Monuments. VOL 2, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, 45. |
| [8] | SCO4338 - Bibliographic reference: Seymour, WH. 1922. Restormel Castle: a Brief History. |
| [9] | SCO6835 - Unedited Source: UNKNOWN. 19--. UNKNOWN TITLE. ARCHAEOL J. VOL 30, 419; VOL 38, 265; VOL 46, 202. |
| [10] | SCO6773 - Unedited Source: TOY, S. 19--. ROUND CASTLES OF CORNWALL. ANTIQ J. VOL 12, 341. |
| [11] | SCO8197 - Unedited Source: RADFORD, CAR. 1973. UNKNOWN TITLE. ARCHAEOL J. VOL 130, 292-294. |
| [12] | SCO6774 - Article in Journal: Toy, S. 1933. The Round Castles of Cornwall. Archaeologia. 83. 203-226. |
| [13] | SCO6155 - Article in Journal: Cambrian Archaeological Association. 1862. Cambrian Archaeological Association: Truro Meeting. Archaeologia Cambrensis. 8 (Third Series). 299-369. 310, 320. |
Associated Finds
- FCO864 - HUMAN REMAINS (Civil War (1642 to 1651) - 1642 AD to 1651 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 6730 | Part of: RESTORMEL CASTLE - Medieval castle (Monument) |
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