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| − | '''Castle Acre Castle''' is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle, with extensive earthworks, at [[Castle Acre]], in [[Norfolk]].<ref name="Pastscape">{{pastscape|357930|Castle Acre}}</ref> It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument,<ref name="Pastscape"/> and a Grade I listed building.<ref name=IoE>{{ | + | '''Castle Acre Castle''' is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle, with extensive earthworks, at [[Castle Acre]], in [[Norfolk]].<ref name="Pastscape">{{pastscape|357930|Castle Acre}}</ref> It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument,<ref name="Pastscape"/> and a Grade I listed building.<ref name=IoE>{{NHLE|1171480|Castle Acre}}</ref> |
The castle was founded soon after the Norman Conquest of 1066, by William de Warenne, the first Earl of Surrey, as his most important estate in Norfolk. The original castle was restructured around the 1140s.<ref>{{cite book|last=Liddiard|first=Robert|title=Castles in Context|year=2005|publisher=Windgather Press Ltd.|location=Macclesfield, Cheshire|isbn=0-9545575-2-2|pages=134-139}}</ref> The settlement is strategically placed where the ancient trackway known as the [[Peddars Way]] crosses the [[River Nar]]. To the west of the castle was a planned town; the whole settlement was fortified. The riverside location was important both for defence and for river-borne supplies, in an age when road transport was extremely difficult. | The castle was founded soon after the Norman Conquest of 1066, by William de Warenne, the first Earl of Surrey, as his most important estate in Norfolk. The original castle was restructured around the 1140s.<ref>{{cite book|last=Liddiard|first=Robert|title=Castles in Context|year=2005|publisher=Windgather Press Ltd.|location=Macclesfield, Cheshire|isbn=0-9545575-2-2|pages=134-139}}</ref> The settlement is strategically placed where the ancient trackway known as the [[Peddars Way]] crosses the [[River Nar]]. To the west of the castle was a planned town; the whole settlement was fortified. The riverside location was important both for defence and for river-borne supplies, in an age when road transport was extremely difficult. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:14, 18 September 2019
| Castle Acre | |
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Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Remains of Castle Acre keep and surrounding curtain wall | |
| Type: | Motte-and-bailey castle |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF819151 |
| Location: | 52°42’11"N, 0°41’36"E |
| Village: | Castle Acre |
| History | |
| Built to mid-11th century | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Ruins |
| Owned by: | English Heritage |
| Website: | Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate |
Castle Acre Castle is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle, with extensive earthworks, at Castle Acre, in Norfolk.[1] It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument,[1] and a Grade I listed building.[2]
The castle was founded soon after the Norman Conquest of 1066, by William de Warenne, the first Earl of Surrey, as his most important estate in Norfolk. The original castle was restructured around the 1140s.[3] The settlement is strategically placed where the ancient trackway known as the Peddars Way crosses the River Nar. To the west of the castle was a planned town; the whole settlement was fortified. The riverside location was important both for defence and for river-borne supplies, in an age when road transport was extremely difficult.
The castle was of motte-and-bailey construction; on the summit of the motte was the residence of the owner, and the last refuge in the event of an attack. The bailey below contained living quarters, stores and workshops. A strong curtain wall with wall walks surrounds the motte summit, and a lesser wall tops the bailey banks.
The Castle is now in the care of English Heritage, along with the nearby Castle Acre Bailey Gate and Castle Acre Priory.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Castle Acre Castle) |
- Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate - English Heritage
- Castles Abbeys and Mediæval Buildings
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Monuments Record: No. 357930 – Castle Acre
- ↑ National Heritage List 1171480: Castle Acre
- ↑ Liddiard, Robert (2005). Castles in Context. Macclesfield, Cheshire: Windgather Press Ltd.. pp. 134-139. ISBN 0-9545575-2-2.
