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'''Burley Castle''' was to the north of the village of [[Burley, Rutland|Burley]], two miles north-east of [[Oakham]] in the county of [[Rutland]], {{gbmapping|SK894119}}. |
'''Burley Castle''', more commonly called Alstoe, was to the north of the village of [[Burley, Rutland|Burley]], two miles north-east of [[Oakham]] in the county of [[Rutland]], {{gbmapping|SK894119}}. Alstoe was the name of a [[Hundred (county subdivision)|hundred]]. |
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There is evidence of a [[motte and bailey]] castle of the late 11th or early 12th century. Only earthworks remain. |
There is doubtful evidence of a small [[motte and bailey]] castle of the late 11th or early 12th century. Only earthworks remain.<ref>[http://www.le.ac.uk/lahs/downloads/Creighton73600dpism.pdf ''Early Castles in the Medieval Landscape of Rutland''] Oliver Creighton; p26-8</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, ''The David & Charles Book of Castles'', David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7676-3 {{Please check ISBN|reason=Check digit (3) does not correspond to calculated figure.}} |
*Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, ''The David & Charles Book of Castles'', David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7676-3 {{Please check ISBN|reason=Check digit (3) does not correspond to calculated figure.}} |
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Revision as of 14:50, 27 August 2012
Burley Castle, more commonly called Alstoe, was to the north of the village of Burley, two miles north-east of Oakham in the county of Rutland, grid reference SK894119. Alstoe was the name of a hundred.
There is doubtful evidence of a small motte and bailey castle of the late 11th or early 12th century. Only earthworks remain.[1]
References
- ^ Early Castles in the Medieval Landscape of Rutland Oliver Creighton; p26-8
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7676-3
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