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Bury Castle, Brompton Regis

Bury Castle, Brompton Regis

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Not to be confused with Berry Castle, Somerset; Bury Castle, Selworthy; or Berry Castle, Black Dog.

Bury Castle near Brompton Regis in the English county of Somerset was an Iron Age univallate hillfort which was reused with the creation of a motte after the Norman Conquest. It has been designated as a scheduled monument.[1]

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Iron Age fort

It is an oval enclosure just above the confluence of the River Haddeo and River Exe.[1] It is approximately 120 yards (110 m) long and 80 yards (73 m) wide.[2]

Medieval period

In the late 1130s, a civil war, known as the Anarchy, broke out in England between the supporters of King Stephen and the Empress Matilda. A motte and bailey castle was built on the Bury Castle side, probably by William de Say. In 1198 Richard I confirmed that Brompton should be part of the inheritance of Matilda.[3]

The motte measures 23 metres (75 ft) and was placed on the southern tip of the promontory, with the bailey beyond around 60 metres (197 ft) across.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bury Castle". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. [2]
    "MSO8841 - Bury Castle, Brompton Regis". Exmoor Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. [3]
    Dunning, Robert (1995). Somerset Castles. Tiverton: Somerset Books. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-0-86183-278-1.
  4. [4]
    Bury Castle, Brompton Regis, Gatehouse website, accessed 16 July 2011.
  5. [5]
    Creighton, O.H. (2005), Castles and Landscapes: Power, Community and Fortification in Medieval England., Equinox, p. 39, ISBN 978-1-904768-67-8
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