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SCHEDULE OF ENGLISH CASTLES KNOWN

KNOWN TO DATE FROM THE ELEVENTH CENTURY

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Name of Castle.
1. Arundel
2. Bamborough
3. Barnstaple
4. Bristol
5. Buckingham
6. Caerleon
7. Cambridge.
8. Canterbury (Dungeon Hill)
9. Carlisle
10.

Chester
II.

Colchester
12.
13.

Durham
14. Ely

Exeter
16. Gloucester

Hastings
18.

Hereford
19. Huntingdon
20.

Lewes
21. Lincoln
22. Monmouth
23.

Newcastle 24. Norwich

IN TOWNS

Head of District T. R. E. Whole Area of Enceinte or
Type.2

Bailey.
M. and B., O.

Whole area 43 acres
K. and B.

44 acres
M. and B.

Bailey íg acres
M. and B., O.

Whole area nearly 4 acres
M. and B.

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M. nd B., O.

Bailey 44 acres
M. and B.

44 acres
M. and B., O.

Whole area 3 acres
K. and B., O.

4 acres
M. and B., 0.

First ward 4 acre
K. and B.

about
K. and B.

Inner castle about 6 acres
M. and B., O.

Bailey I acre
M. and B., O.

, 2acres.
B. only now
M. and B., O.

?
M. and B., O.

?
M. and B.

Bailey 53 acres
M. and B., O.

Inner bailey 2 acres
M. and B.

Bailey 3 acres :
M. and B.

» 58 acres,
K. and B.

13 acres. M. and B., O.

Whole area 3 acres I rood M. and B., O.

Inner bailey 34 acres

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15.

17.

Fallen, but rising,
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Fallen, but rising.
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Stationary.
Risen.
Risen.
Not given T. R. E.
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Pevensey
28. Quatford
29. Rochester (Boley Hill)
30. Old Sarum
31.

Stamford :
34. Tamworth
35.

Tower of London
37. Wallingford
38. Warwick

M. and B., O.
M. and B., O.
K. and B.
SM. and B., prob-

ably 0.
M. and B., O.
M. and B.
M. and B., O.
M. and B., O.
M. and B.
M. and B., prob-

ably 0.
M. and B., O.
K. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B., O.
M. and B., O.
M. and B., O.

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I acre
Whole area about 3 acres . Risen.
Inner ward 1 acres. Risen.
Bailey # of an acre

Risen.
I acres.

Risen.
14 acres

Risen.
I acre

Not given.
of an acre

Risen.
Originally ?

Not given.
Bailey 41 acres

Risen.
2 acres

Risen.
Whole area 4} acres. Not given.

between 3 and
4 acres

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formerly about

3 acres Risen.
24 acres.

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25. Nottingham
26. Oxford
27.

Shrewsbury
32. Stafford

Totnes
36.

Winchester
40.

Worcester

33.

39.

41.

York

42.

The Baile Hill, York

M. and B., O.

1 Aldreth and Burton are omitted from this list. 2 M. and B. stand for Motte and Bailey ; K. and B. for Keep and Bailey ; O. for Outside the Town. SCHEDULE OF ENGLISH CASTLES KNOWN TO DATE FROM THE

ELEVENTH CENTURY-Continued.

IN MANORS

No.

Value.

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Name of Castle.

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50.
51.

Abergavenny
44.

Belvoir
45. Berkeley or Ness
46. Berkhampstead
47. Bishop's Stortford

Bourn
Bramber
Carisbrooke

Castle Acre.
52. Chepstow
53.

Clifford
54.

Clitheroe
55. Corfe
56. Dudley
57. Dunster
58.

Ewias
59. Eye.

Launceston

Montacute
62. Morpeth
63. Norham
64. Okehampton
65. Oswestry
66. Peak Castle
67. Penwortham
68. Peterborough
69. Pontefract

43.

M. and B.
M. and B. ?
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
K. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
K. and B.
M. and B.
Motte only now
M. and B.

Whole Area of Enceinte or
Head of District T. R. E.

Bailey.

Bailey I acre
No

?

1) acres
Yes

3 acres
No

2 acres
Yes

3 acres No

3 acres
2 acres
2 acres

I
Whole area if acres
Bailey 2} acres

I acre
I acres

14 acres
No

18 acres

23 acres
No

2 acres
No

3 acres
No

?

?
?

Bailey 2 acres
No

an acre
No
No

I acre
No

?

? Probably

23 acres

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Risen.
Fallen.
Fallen.
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Fallen.
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Preston Capes
71. Rayleigh
72. Richard's Castle
73.

Richmond
74. Rockingham
75. Skipsea
56. Stanton Holgate
77.

M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
K. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.

B.
M. and B.

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M. and B.
M. and B.
M. and B.

Bailey i acre

acre

2. acres
First bailey 3 acres
Bailey 83 acres

?
2 acres
1) acres.
I acre
24 acres.

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11

No
No

Risen.
Fallen.
Risen.
Risen.
Stationary.
Fallen.
Not given T. R. E.

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70.

Tickhill
78. Tonbridge
79.

Trematon
80. Tutbury
81. Tynemouth
82.

Windsor
Wisbeach

Wigmore

83.

84.

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It has been thought best to tabulate the chief defensible area of each castle. The total area, including ditches and scarps, is liable to great variation owing to the nature of the ground.

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