Ascott Earl Castle
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| Ascott Earl Castle | |
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Oxfordshire | |
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 Motte and bailey of Ascott Earl Castle | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP297184 |
| Location: | 51°51’48"N, 1°34’12"W |
| Village: | Ascott Earl |
| History | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Earthworks only |
Ascott Earl Castle was a castle in the hamlet of Ascott Earl, part of the village if Ascott-under-Wychwood, in Oxfordshire. All that remain are its earthworks.
Details
The castle was built in the village of Ascott Earl, to a motte-and-bailey design. It stood very close to the fortification of Ascot d'Oilly Castle, built on an adjacent estate at the other end of the village.[1]
The castle at Ascott Earl stood on former Iron Age fortifications. Its motte is 184 feet wide and 11 feet high. The surrounding bailey is in the shape of a crescent, approximately 230 feet by 100 feet wide.[2]
Today the castle is a scheduled monument.[2]
References
- ↑ Creighton, p.58.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Heritage List 1016562: Ascott Earl motte and bailey castle (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- Creighton, Oliver Hamilton: 'Castles and Landscapes: Power, Community and Fortification in Mediæval England' (Equinox, 2005) ISBN 978-1-904768-67-8.