Harescombe Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Horescombe

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

Possible castle probably built 1140. Tradition of stone been robbed. Recorded in PastScape as "Supposed site of manor house or castle. Infilled mill pond, possible fishponds and slight earthwork platform(s)." Tradition of stone robbing might be a confusion with local Roman site (SO840091) also with tradition of stone robbing. Plane table survey of the supposed site of a manor house at Harescombe, Glos, was undertaken as a training exercise for two students (Sarah Connor and Liz Anderson) on placement from the Oxford Diploma course. The survey, at 1:500 scale, showed a rectangular platform defined by slight scarps.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO83651040

PastScape number; 115590

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p185 [possible]

Journal Articles

Rawes, B., 1977, 'A Check List of Castles and other Fortified Sites of Medieval Date in Gloucestershire' Glevensis Vol11 p39-41
Hall, J.M., 1885-6, 'Harescombe-Fragments of Local History' Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Vol10 p72-3

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Harescombe Castle

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO83651040

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