Monument record 0030601000 - BOLEBEC CASTLE

Summary

Historical records of medieval keep demolished in the Civil War

Protected Status/Designation

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

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Type and Period (1)

  • KEEP? (Medieval to Civil War - 1066 AD to 1649 AD)

Description

Castle finally demolished in Civil War (B2).
(Account of castle, stonework etc) (B3).
Keep supposed to have stood against moat near SW corner of Market Hill Close (B4).
Traces of foundations on mount summit (B6).
Tradition of masonry keep (B7-8).

Sources (7)

  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p774.
  • <3>SBC6440 Bibliographic reference: HOLLOWAY J 1889 TWO LECTURES ON...WHITCHURCH PP24- 26.
  • <4>SBC16765 Bibliographic reference: G W Wilson. 1909. Chronicles of Whitchurch. pp82-3.
  • <6>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. pp324-325.
  • <7>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp443-444.
  • <8>SBC13706 Bibliographic reference: D F Renn. 1968. NORMAN CASTLES IN BRITAIN.
  • <9>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.

Location

Grid reference SP 79970 20800 (point)
Civil Parish WHITCHURCH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 8 2024 8:06PM

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