Locking Castle
| Locking Castle | |
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| Locking, Somerset, England | |
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The site which is now a golf course | |
  Locking Castle | |
| Coordinates | 51°20′36″N 2°54′53″W / 51.3434°N 2.9147°W |
| Type | Motte and bailey |
Locking Castle was a castle that once stood on Carberry Hill near the site of RAF Locking in Locking in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[1]
It was a motte and bailey on Carberry Hill. Excavations in 1902 identified the remains of a small stone chamber surrounded by a ditch. Fragments of pottery and the remains of a sword were also found.[2]
The origin of the castle is unclear. It may have been part of the manor of Kewstoke or alternatively Hutton. The two manors were combined and given by Henry I to Geoffrey de Dun. In 1214 Locking was given to Woodspring Priory and would have ceased to have military significance.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Locking Castle". English Heritage. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ↑ "Locking Castle". Pastscape National Monument Record. English Heritage. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ Dunning, Robert (1995). Somerset Castles. Tiverton: Somerset Books. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-0-86183-278-1.