A 12th-century fortified palace built by Bishop Roger around AD 1130. The castle was destroyed in the civil war and converted into a romantic ruin by the Digby family as part of their landscaped park attached to Sherborne New Castle.
| <1> | SDO18001 - Monograph: Wildman, W B. 1902. A Short History of Sherborne. |
| <2> | SDO18000 - Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1930. The Archaeological Journal 87. 422-7. |
| <3> | SDO18002 - Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1935. The Archaeological Journal 92. 92. 78. |
| <4> | SWX9303 - Article in serial: Farrar, R A H (ed). 1949. Archaeological Notes, 1949; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. Vol 71. |
| <5> | SDO49 - Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1950. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1949. 71. 68. |
| <6> | SDO10301 - Article in serial: Bean, C E. 1950. Excavations at Sherborne Old Castle; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. |
| <7> | SDO50 - Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1951. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1950. 72. 93-94. |
| <8> | SDO10286 - Article in serial: Bean, C E. 1951. Excavations at Sherborne Old Castle; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 73. |
| <9> | SDO10392 - Monograph: Fowler, J. 1951. Mediaeval Sherborne. |
| <10> | SDO51 - Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1952. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1951. 73. 106-109. |
| <11> | SDO97 - Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 64-66. |
| <12> | SDO10302 - Article in serial: Bean, C E. 1952. Excavations at Sherborne Old Castle; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 74. |
| <13> | SDO52 - Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1953. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1952. 74. 107-108. |
| <14> | SWX2609 - Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 26-AUG-55. |
| <15> | SDO10303 - Article in serial: Bean, C E. 1955. Excavations at Sherborne Old Castle. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 77. p.141-2. |
| <16> | SDO17480 - Verbal communication: Bean, C E. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: C E Bean. Oral: C E Bean 15-JUL-55 (Hon Com). |
| <17> | SDO55 - Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1956. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1955. 77. 141-142. |
| <18> | 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. 825, 832-3. |
| <19> | SDO10318 - Article in serial: Webster, L E, and Cherry, J. 1974. Dorset: Castleton, Sherborne Old Castle; Medieval Archaeology. 18. p.195. |
| <20> | SDO16506 - Unpublished document: Chalk, R A, and Chase, S T. 1975. Resistivity Survey at Sherborne Old Castle. |
| <21> | SDO10317 - Article in serial: Keen, L. 1976. Castleton. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 98. |
| <22> | SWX4074 - Article in serial: Jarvis, K. 1977. Department of the Environment Archaeological Excavations 1976. 21. |
| <23> | SDO76 - Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1978. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1976. 98. 54. |
| <24> | SDO18004 - Serial: The Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1979. Medieval archaeology : journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology. 23. 260. |
| <25> | SDO10319 - Article in serial: Harrison, B P, and Williams, D F. 1979. Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset: medieval pottery fabrics; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 101. |
| <26> | SDO10572 - Article in serial: White, P. 1983. Sherborne Old Castle; Archaeological Journal. 140. |
| <27> | SDO16340 - Monograph: Cathcart-King, D J. 1983. Castellarium anglicanum: an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the islands. 1. 128. |
| <28> | SDO16437 - Scheduling record: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Dorset (Parishes of Trent,Sandford Orcas,Over Compton,Nether Compton,Castleton,Oborne,Poyntington,Bradford Abbas,Clifton Maybank,Thornford,North Wootton, Haydon, Purse Caundle & Goathill). List No 58. P11 VOL 1611. |
| <29> | SDO18005 - Monograph: Ordnance Survey. 1988. Ordnance Survey guide to castles in Britain. 82. |
| <30> | SDO17263 - Unpublished document: Trott, M. 1988. Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset. |
| <31> | SWX9199 - Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1992. Summary List of Projects in Dorset 1992. |
| <32> | SDO16666 - Unpublished document: Reilly, S. 1996. Sherborne Old Castle, Sherborne, Dorset. Watching Brief. |
| <33> | SDO17426 - Scheduling record: DCMS. 1997. Scheduled Monument Notification 1997. 03-Jul-97. |
| <34> | SDO16467 - Unpublished document: Smith, W. 2000. Medieval Charred Plant Remains and Charcoal from Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset. |
| <35> | SDO10410 - Unpublished document: Brown, S, and Matthews, A. 2001. Sherborne Old Castle, Castleton, Dorset. Archaeological fabric recording and excavation 1998-2000. |
| <36> | SDO17262 - Unpublished document: Vartuca, Franco A. 2005. Sherborne Old Castle, Sherborne, Dorset. Programme of Archaeological Recording for English Heritage. |
| <37> | SDO17438 - Monograph: English Heritage. 2005. Register of parks and gardens of special historic interest in England: Dorset (Revised). 12. Part 12. |
| <38> | SDO14493 - Unpublished document: Steinmetzer, M F R. 2009. Archaeological monitoring of a new water main at the Old Castle, Sherborne, Dorset. |
| <39> | SDO18006 - Monograph: EnglIsh Heritage. English Heritage Members' and Visitors' handbook 2008/9. 115. |
| <40> | SDO9937 - Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. ST 61 NW 47; NMR UID: 650832. |
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