Totternhoe Castle
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| Totternhoe Castle | |
|---|---|
| Bedfordshire, England | |
| File:Totternhoe Castle - geograph.org.uk - 323991.jpg Remaining earthworks | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Motte-and-bailey |
| Condition | Earthworks |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Grid reference | grid reference SP978221 |
Totternhoe Castle is a Norman castle in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire. Only earthworks survive. It is a Scheduled Monument, and part of Totternhoe Knolls Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1][2][3]
Details
[edit | edit source]Totternhoe Castle overlooks the village of Totternhoe in Bedfordshire, near the town of Dunstable.[4] Built during the Norman period, probably during the years of the Anarchy, it is of a motte-and-bailey design, with two baileys rather than the more usual one.[5] A wide ditch protects three sides of the castle, with the fourth protected by the edge of the chalk hill on which the castle is situated.[6]
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Fry, p.91.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset. (2008) Castles. London: David and Charles. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- Pettifer, Adrian. (2002) English Castles: a Guide by Counties. Woodbridge, UK: Boydell Press. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..