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HER Number:	7801
Record Type:	Monument
Name:	Brian's Close Prison at Wallingford Castle

Designations

Scheduled Monument () 1006324: Wallingford Castle

Grid Reference:	SU 608 897
Parish:	WALLINGFORD, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE

Monument Type(s):

(Alternate Type) BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PRISON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Summary

Supposed site of Fitzcount's dungeon

Associated Monuments

MOX101

Wallingford Castle (Monument)

Associated Finds:

None

Description

1) Site is location of famous dungeon called Cloere Brien, or Brian's Close, where heavy rings attached to masonry are known to have existed until C19th, though it seems uncertain whether these were any more formidable than relics of a blacksmith's workshop which had occupied the site.

<1> 1893-5, Journal of Berks Archaeological & Architectural Society, Vol 3 (!893) pp.22-3 (Serial). SOX1061.

Sources

<1>	1893-5. Journal of Berks Archaeological & Architectural Society. Vol 3 (!893) pp.22-3. [Serial / SOX1061]

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