Monument record MLI50492 - POSSIBLE MEDIEVAL CASTLE AT CAISTOR
Summary
POSSIBLE MEDIEVAL CASTLE AT CAISTOR
Type and Period (1)
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
IN JUNE 1143 KING STEPHEN FORTIFIED HIS CASTLE AT CASITOR AND IT STOOD A SIEGE. WHETHER THIS REFERS ONLY TO A REFURBISHMENT OF THE ROMAN WALLED ENCLOSURE, OR TO A FORTIFICATION ON CASTLE HILL THAT MIGHT USED THE WHOLE OR PART OF THE ENCLOSURE AS A BAILEY, IS NOT KNOWN, BUT THE LATTER MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF THE WEST END OF CHURCH STREET. {1}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. P VII, 48;ARCHIVE NOTES.
- <2> SLI904 Bibliographic Reference: RENN, D.F.. 1973. NORMAN CASTLES IN BRITAIN. P 353 2ND EDITION.
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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