Brackley Castle |
| Hob Uid: 338972 | |
Location :
Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire
Brackley
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| Grid Ref : SP5819036460 |
| Summary : The earthwork remains of Brackley Castle, comprising a motte mound 3 metres high and approximately 40 metres in diameter with an outer bailey to the east. Archaeological excavation has revealed evidence of a ditch defining the perimeter of the bailey. Two fishponds originally lay outside the ditch but have subsequently been infilled. Brackley Castle was constructed soon after 1086 and may have gone out of use in 1147. Documentary evidence that it was destroyed by Henry II in 1173. The site was later granted to the Hospital of St John. Scheduled. |
More information : (SP 58193646) Castle (Site of) (LB) (1)
The castle at Brackley was early deserted for the site of the castle is mentioned in the reign of Henry II. (2)
Leland mentions the Castle, the site being on Castle Hill, no remains were standing. (3)
The published site falls on a natural pasture covered and now occupied by farm buildings. No trace of early masonry or earthworks are evident. (4)
The Castle Moat and fishponds were out of use by the C13th when the stone tenements were built in Castle Lane. (5)
SP 5818 3645. The earthwork remains of Brackley castle, comprising a motte mound 3 metres high and approximately 40 metres in diameter with an outer bailey to the east. Archaeological excavation has revealed evidence of a ditch defining the perimeter of the bailey. Two fishponds originally lay outside the ditch but have subsequently been infilled. Brackley Castle was constructed soon after 1086 and may have gone out of use in 1147. The site was later granted to the Hospital of St John. Scheduled. (6)
Demolished 1173. (7) |