Ashton Keynes Castle
The remaining earthworks where Ashton Keynes Castle once stood.
Ashton Keynes Castle was in the village of Ashton Keynes, near to the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire (grid reference SU049943). Known as Hall's Close the scheduled monument consists of a ringwork and bailey 100m west of Kentend Farm.[1]
History
The castle was founded in the 12th century by the Keynes family. Only the earthworks now remain.[2]
Renn has suggested that this castle rather than South Cerney Castle is the one that was captured by King Stephen from Miles of Gloucester during the Anarchy, [3]
Notes
- ↑ English Heritage staff 2012, Number: 1013197.
- ↑ Anonymous 2012, "Ashton Keynes Castle".
- ↑ English Heritage staff 2001, Monument No. 216679 cites Renn 1968, p. 314
References
- Anonymous (22 January 2012), Ashton Keynes Castle, CastleUK, archived from the original on 3 January 2008, retrieved December 2007
- English Heritage staff (24 November 2012), Hall's Close: a ringwork and bailey 100m west of Kentend Farm (Number: 1013197), English Heritage
- English Heritage staff (2001), Halls Close (Monument number HALLS 216753, PastScape operated by English Heritage
- Renn, D F (1968), Norman Castles in Britain
Further reading
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 180. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3.