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Bakewell Castle
Hob Uid: 311186
Location : Derbyshire Derbyshire Dales Bakewell
Grid Ref : SK2211068780
Summary : Castle Hill had been thought to be the site of the burh of Edward the Elder documented in 902. However, excavations between 1969 and 1971 found no evidence of occupation on the site prior to the Conquest. The site rather represents a motte and bailey, possibly with intermittent occupation. Scheduled.
More information : [SK 2211 6878] Castle Hill [GT] (1) Just outside the village of Bakewell there are the remains of a motte and bailey castle ( a small motte and bailey castle of 2 acres ). (2) The bailey ended at the fence line to the north - east, but beyond the ditch of this fence there is some trace of defensive work further to the north. (3) Requires re-surveying. The map only indicates a tumulus like mound at the south end of quite extensive earthworks. Thought to be a fortress erected by Edward the Elder. (4) A fort and garrison were planted at Bakewell in 920. [However, Stenton implies that this is a later castle.] (2-5) Scheduled. (6) Resurveyed at 1/2,500. There is a subsidiary defensive mound to the north of the bailey, covering the entrance to the earthwork. (7) Excavation in 1969-1971 confirmed an early medieval (C11 onwards) date for the motte and bailey, and suggested a function as a watch tower rather than a continually occupied area. (8-9)

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Source details : OS 6" 1955.
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Source details : 'Early Norman Castles' 1912, p47 (E.S.Armitage.)
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Source details : Corr 6" (D. Bramwell 21.5.50.)
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Source details : (MJ Swanton)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte And Bailey
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : DR 99
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 26 NW 12
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-02-24
End Date : 1966-02-24

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1969-01-01
End Date : 1971-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 2016-01-01
End Date : 2016-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
Start Date : 2016-01-01
End Date : 2016-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Bakewell Castle