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Name: Round Tower, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
HER Number: 00136.01.001
Record Type: Monument

Grid Reference: SU 970 770
Administrative Area/Parish:Old Windsor, Windsor And Maidenhead, Berkshire
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Summary

A building survey provided evidence for decoration including ochre painted timbers and decorated floor tiles.

Monument Type(s):

  • TOWER KEEP (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

A building survey provided evidence for decoration including ochre painted timbers and decorated floor tiles. All partitioned walls within medieval structure were modern, though evidence for c. 14th century divisions was found. Dendrochronological dates: AD1335. Medieval stonework only seen on ground floor window <1>.


<1> D W H Miles & D Haddon-Reece, 2003, The Tree-Ring Dating of the Round Tower, Windsor Castle (Unpublished document). SRW12781.

Sources

<1>D W H Miles & D Haddon-Reece. 2003. The Tree-Ring Dating of the Round Tower, Windsor Castle. [Unpublished document / SRW12781]

Designations

  • Scheduled Monument 1006996: Windsor Castle

Associated Events:

ERM998Round Tower, Windsor Castle, Windsor

Associated Monuments

MRW6402Round Tower, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire (Monument)
MRW15722Round Tower, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire (Monument)

Associated Finds:

  • None

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