Rochdale Castle
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| Rochdale Castle | |
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Lancashire | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Motte-and-bailey castle |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD89121286 |
| Location: | 53°36’43"N, 2°9’52"W |
| Town: | Rochdale |
| History | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Bare earthworks visible |
Rochdale Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle in Rochdale in Lancashire,[1] built in the period shortly after the Norman Conquest.[2]
The motte is 100 feet at the base; the bailey is rectangular and lies to the south and measures 120 feet by 100 feet.[1] The defences consisted of an earth rampart and ditch.
The castle was abandoned in the early 13th century.[1] It was documented in 1322.[3] Buildings have been erected over the castle bailey and in the 19th century a house was built on the motte.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National Monuments Record: No. 45159 – Rochdale Castle
- ↑ "Rochdale Castle". The Gatehouse - the comprehensive gazetteer of the mediæval fortifications and castles of England and Wales. http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/3023.html. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ↑ Cathcart King (1983), p. 247.
- ↑ Newman (2006), p. 140.
- Cathcart King, David J. (1983). Catellarium Anglicanum: An Index and Bibliography of the Castles in England, Wales and the Islands. Volume I: Anglesey–Montgomery. Kraus International Publications.
- Newman, Caron (2006). "Mediæval Period Resource Assessment". Archaeology North West 8: 115–144. SSN 0962-4201.
