Totternhoe Castle
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| Totternhoe Castle | |
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Bedfordshire | |
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 Earthworks of Totternhoe Castle | |
| Type: | Motte-and-bailey |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP978221 |
| Location: | 51°53’20"N, 0°34’49"W |
| History | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Earthworks |
Totternhoe Castle was a Norman castle in Totternhoe in the south of Bedfordshire near Dunstable. Only earthworks survive, which are a Scheduled Monument, and part of Totternhoe Knolls, a nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1][2]
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Totternhoe Castle overlooks the village of Totternhoe in Bedfordshire. It was built during the Norman period, probably during the years of the Anarchy, it is of a motte-and-bailey design, with two baileys rather than the more usual one.[3] A wide ditch protects three sides of the castle, with the fourth protected by the edge of the chalk hill on which the castle is situated.[4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Totternhoe Castle) |
- Totternhoe Castle on eCastles
- Totternhoe Castle - Bedford Council
References
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Totternhoe Knolls
- ↑ National Heritage List 1020772: Totternhoe Castle: a motte and bailey castle, mediæval quarries and cultivation terraces
- ↑ Pettifer, p.4.
- ↑ Fry, p.91.
- National Monuments Record: No. 346559 – Totternhoe Castle
Books
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset: 'Castles' (David and Charles, 2008) ISBN 978-0-7153-2692-3
- Pettifer, Adrian: 'English Castles: a Guide by Counties (Boydell Press, 2002) ISBN 978-0-85115-782-5
