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Motte and bailey were Norman inventions. There may be a Normal castle within the walls of the Roman walls, I have visited but do not remember a Motte or Bailey. I am therefore deleting the reference but would be glad to be corrected. Vignaux 19:20 Nov 3, 2002 (UTC)

[edit] More content please

There is a lot more to say about the Roman castle, particularly since its a very large and magnificent survival from the Roman age, probably one of the biggest in terms of volume in the UK apart from Hadrians Wall. I have included half a dozen new links which provide much more information and many photographs, plus one royalty free etching. The existing link didnt work.

I wish someone with more free time than me would go through these links and compile the information into a detailed article.

Minor points to add to the article: The Roman name was Gariannonum or Gariannun. On the western side of the Castle is a clump of rare pink-flowered Hawthorns, which produce a spectacular display of blossoms around May.

This article is on the village of Burgh Castle, not the Roman fort within in. The roman fort has a separate article linked to from this one. Any notable building has its own article on wikipedia, this is standard practice. Details on the castle should be added to the Garriannonum article linked to from this one, not to this article covering the village - PocklingtonDan 09:47, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article on the way.

I can confirm there is no Norman castle within the fort. Plus I will be extending the Roman aspect of the article very soon. MortimerCat 21:52, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

If you go to the site and look at its southern end, you can see that ruins of what I understand were a Norman 'modernisation' still exist. 80.0.107.56 (talk) 15:52, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't see why the etching of Burgh Castle that used to be here cannot be restored. There is no reason why there cannot be two or more pictures. To my mind the Castle is by far the most outstanding thing in Burgh Castle - its enormous - yet it is barely mentioned here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.253.48.47 (talk) 19:54, 3 January 2007 (UTC).

The etching of the castle was removed because it is not a picture of the village. This article covers the village. the Roman fort has a separate article, since it is notable in and of itself. Pictures of the fort should be included int he article of the fort, not in the article of the village. - PocklingtonDan 09:48, 4 January 2007 (UTC)