Brimpsfield Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Brimsfield

In the civil parish of Brimpsfield.
In the historic county of Gloucestershire (Modern Authority of Gloucestershire, 1974 county of Gloucestershire).

The castle was built in C12 or C13 and was destroyed by Edward II in 1321. The remains comprise a mound with an outer bank and ditch and the foundations of a gatehouse have been exposed. A squarish depression may indicate the site of the keep.

This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO940127

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 117554

Books

Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p82 [slight]
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p180
Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p194
Verey, David, 1979, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire: the Cotswolds p134-5
Oman, Charles W.C., 1926, Castles (1978 edn Beetham House: New York) p71
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol1 p373-4

Journal Articles

Ecclestone, Martin, 1997, 'The Name 'Manless Town in Brimpsfield Parish' Glevensis Vol31 p52
Newbury, John, 1993, 'Map and Documentary Interpretation in Brimpsfield Parish' Glevensis Vol27 p33
1991, Glevensis Vol25 p34-35
Rawes, B., 1977, 'A Check List of Castles and other Fortified Sites of Medieval Date in Gloucestershire' Glevensis Vol11 p39-41
King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol3 p90-127
Butler, R.F., 1959, Cotteswold Naturalists Field Club proceedings Vol33 p113-121
Butler, R.F., 1957, 'The Last of the Brimpsfield Giffards, and the Rising of 1321-2' Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Vol76 p75-97
Bazeley, W., 1895-7, 'Brimpsfield Castle and Its Owners' Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Vol20 p233-240 [history only]

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