Ascot d'Oilly Castle
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Ascot d'Oilly Castle is situated north of the village of Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire (grid reference SP304191). It is a scheduled ancient monument.[1] A fragment of the castle remains and is a Grade II listed building.[2]
It is thought that the castle was built around 1129 and it was demolished soon after 1175. There are fragmentary remains of a stone tower. It was excavated by Jope and Threlfall in 1959 when 12th century pottery was discovered.[1] The remains consist of raised ground surrounded by broad ditching. Only traces of the tower remain and they suggest that it was about 35 feet (11 m) square with walls 8 feet (2 m) thick.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Ascot d'Oilly Castle. University of Oxford. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ Images of England: Fragment of castle. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 180. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3.
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