Castle Tower, Little Missenden

In the civil parish of Little Missenden.
In the historic county of Buckinghamshire (Modern Authority of Buckinghamshire, 1974 county of Buckinghamshire).

Medieval motte and bailey surviving as an earthwork. Field investigations in 1971 found the motte to have a diameter of 27m and an average height of 1.7m. The bailey was situated to the south. It was oval in plan, measured 35m north-south by 30m east-west and enclosed by a bank between 12m to 18m wide and up to 1.2m in height. There were traces of an outer ditch around the northeast side of both the motte and bailey. No entrance or causeway was visible.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU92689967

PastScape number; 252033

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p36
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p28
RCHME, 1912, An inventory of the historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Vol1 [south] p234

Journal Articles

O’Connor Thompson, S.P., 1980, ‘Castle Tower, Little Missenden’ Records of Buckinghamshire Vol22 p140-141

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Castle Tower, Little Missenden

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU92689967

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