A Motte and Bailey Castle on marshy ground on the left bank of the Avon, consisting of a mound with a bailey SSE, and another smaller enclosure to the NE. The scale of the earthwork is small and the mound has no level space at the top; but the ditch and rampart were formidable. (Pastscape) […]
Fotheringhay Castle
12th century motte and bailey castle surviving as an earthwork. The castle keep and inner curtain wall were extensively repaired during Edward IVs reign and the castle was well maintained throughout the reigns of the Tudor monarchs. Sold into private hands in 1603, the walling was gradually stripped so that little now remains. Mary Queen […]
Barnwell Castle
Also known as Barnwell St. Andrew’s Castle it was constructed in 1266. It was oblong in plan with round and D-shaped corner towers and a gatehouse at one corner. Nothing remains within the walls as the buildings were demolished circa 1540. Remains of the walls and corner towers were excavated in 1980. The interior of […]
Woodsford Castle
Surviving range of a 14th century fortified manor house, considerably altered subsequently. Built of roughly coursed ashlar with thatched roofs. Originally a first floor hall, but altered and extended in the 17th century. Now owned and restored by The Landmark Trust. Available for holiday lettings. Woodsford is on the Frome, between Wareham and Dorchester. Leland […]
Wareham Castle
The earthwork remains of a 12th century motte and bailey with a stone keep, last documented in 1216. The motte is 250 feet in diameter and 120 feet across at the top. The surrounding ditch, now mostly filled in, is best preserved to the south south west where it is now about 70 feet across […]