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Name:King's Court Palace moated site, Motcombe
Type of Record:Monument
HER Number:MDO4497
Last edited:Oct 25 2024 4:31PM

Location:Motcombe; Dorset
Grid Reference:ST 818 263
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Monument Type(s):


Summary

Earthwork remains of a fortified royal hunting lodge, begun in 1199 and extensively altered in 1249-50 by King John. Further alterations and repairs were made up until 1354. It was demolished in 1369 on the orders of King Edward III.

The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument 1017276: King's Court Palace moated site

Sources and Further Reading

<1>SWX3207 - Monograph: Shipp, W (ed). 1868. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 3. Vol 3, 3rd Ed. 616-619.
<2>SWX1540 - Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1938.
<3>SDO44 - Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1945. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1944. 66. 74-74.
<4>SDO52 - Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1953. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1952. 74. 84.
<5>SDO11903 - Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 03-FEB-56.
<6>SDO11903 - Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 21-MAY-62.
<7>SDO18003 - Monograph: Allen Brown, R, Colvin, H M, and Taylor, A J. 1963. The history of the King's Works, Volume 2: the Middle Ages. 944-946.
<8>SDO99 - Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 51-52.
<9>SDO17245 - Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduling Amendment. 09-JUN-2000.
<10>SDO17498 - Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/097 RCHME Inventory: Dorset IV (North).
<11>SDO14738 - Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 885440.
<12>SDO14738 - Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 885882.
<13>SDO14738 - Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 887249.
<14>SDO14738 - Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BB69/01707.
<15>SDO14739 - Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206362.

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