Castle founded by William the Conqueror as a motte and bailey in 1066, rebuilt during the reign of Edward I as a residence and fortified in 1323. The castle started to fall into disrepair in 1485 and was subsequently rebuilt in the 16th century. During the Civil War the castle was fortified with a complex […]
Northborough Manor
Manor house, built 1330-40 by the de la Mare family. The hall and gatehouse survive, with early 16th and early 17th century alterations. The house is constructed from coursed stone rubble with steeply pitched Collyweston stone roofs. Associations with Oliver Cromwell. Not open to the public. Once a defensible manor-house, about seven miles from Peterborough, […]
Lilbourne Castle
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 […]