Monument record 0030600001 - BOLEBEC CASTLE, WHITCHURCH

Summary

Medieval 'bailey' earthworks to north reinterpreted as possible motte or ringwork

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  • Ancient Monument 1009536: BOLEBEC CASTLE, A MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE 300M WEST OF ST JOHN'S CHURCH

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Type and Period (3)

  • MOTTE? (12th Century - 1100 AD? to 1199 AD?)
  • RINGWORK? (12th Century - 1100 AD? to 1199 AD?)
  • (Former Type) BAILEY? (12th Century - 1100 AD? to 1199 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - TRIANGULAR
VISIT RE MANAGEMENT OF SITE: COMPLEX IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND. 'BAILEY' N OF CASTLE LANE IS ON HIGHER GROUND & SMALLER THAN SITE TO S. COULD THIS NORTHERN SITE BE THE REMNANT OF A MOTTE OR RINGWORK, TO WHICH A BAILEY (S OF CASTLE LANE) WAS APPENDED? A STONE CURTAIN WALL IS FEASIBLE (B11).

Sources (1)

  • <11>SBC11614 Unpublished document: Mike Farley (BCM). 1994. NOTES FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT IN JANUARY 1994.

Location

Grid reference SP 79940 20890 (point)
Civil Parish WHITCHURCH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13846)

Record last edited

Sep 28 2022 4:37PM

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