Beaudesert Castle

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Beaudesert Castle
Shown within Warwickshire
Building information
Town	Beaudesert, Warwickshire
Country	England
Coordinates	52°17′34″N 1°46′16″W / 52.292733, -1.771172Coordinates: 52°17′34″N 1°46′16″W / 52.292733, -1.771172

Beaudesert Castle was in the village of Beaudesert to the east of Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire (grid reference SP15606613). It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.^[1]

A motte and bailey castle was built following the Norman conquest possibly on the site of an ancient British fort. A stone castle was built, probably in the 13th century. A single stone and earthworks are all that now remain.ref>Courts, Robert (2002). Beaudesert Castle - Warwickshire. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.</ref>

The site was investigated by the archaeologists of Time Team in program 11 of series 9.

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