Cockroad Wood Castle

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Cockroad Wood Castle
Charlton Musgrove, Somerset

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Motte of Cockroad Wood Castle



Cockroad Wood Castle is located in Somerset

Cockroad Wood Castle

Cockroad Wood Castle




Coordinates
51°05′15″N 2°21′50″W / 51.0876°N 2.3640°W / 51.0876; -2.3640Coordinates: 51°05′15″N 2°21′50″W / 51.0876°N 2.3640°W / 51.0876; -2.3640
Grid reference
grid reference ST746321
Type Motte and bailey
Site information
Condition Earthworks remain

Cockroad Wood Castle was a castle near Wincanton but now in the parish of Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 See also


  • 3 Bibliography


  • 4 References





History


Cockroad Wood Castle was a motte and bailey castle, probably built after the Norman conquest of England in 1066.[1] The castle sits close to the contemporary Norman castles of Ballands and Castle Orchard, and may have been built a system of fortifications to control the surrounding area.[1] By 1086 the surrounding land was held by Walter of Douai, although no documentary evidence of the castle remains.[2]


The castle was built with a motte and two baileys, running along a north-south ridge, with a possible entrance to the east.[2] The motte today is 13.5m wide, up to 7.5m high and is surrounded by a 1.25m deep ditch.[2] The two baileys were probably linked to the motte by wooden bridges.[2]


Today the castle site is a scheduled monument.[3]



See also



  • Castles in Great Britain and Ireland

  • List of castles in England



Bibliography


  • Creighton, Oliver Hamilton. (2005) Castles and Landscapes: Power, Community and Fortification in Medieval England. London: Equinox. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 978-1-904768-67-8.


References





  1. ^ ab Creighton, p.62.


  2. ^ abcd Motte and Bailey Castle, Cockroad Wood, Charlton Musgrove, Somerset County Historic Environmental Record, accessed 18 July 2011.


  3. ^ Cockroad Wood Motte, Charlton Musgrove, Gatehouse website, accessed 18 July 2011.









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