Anstey Castle

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Anstey Castle was in the village of Anstey, Hertfordshire (grid reference TL404330).

It was a 12th century stone motte and bailey fortress, founded by Eustace, Count of Boulogne.[1] It was strengthened during the Magna Carta war of 1215–16 by an opponent of King John.[2] Only the mound now remains.

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  1. ^ Anstey Castle. CastleUK.net. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
  2. ^ Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 178. 


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Coordinates: 51.97773° N 0.04276° E