Powderham Castle, Crondall

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Powder Castle

In the civil parish of Crondall.
In the historic county of Hampshire (Modern Authority of Hampshire, 1974 county of Hampshire).

Earthwork remains of a Motte and Bailey. The earthworks comprise a mound of near circular plan surrounded by the remains of a ditch and a separate outer bank. It appears to be a motte with an uneven surface on which quantities of flints probably indicate former buildings. A mutilation on the east side shows the mound to be of sand containing large flints. Site of one of the adulterine castles of Stephen's reign. Overgrown. Also suggested as 1147 siege castle of Barley Pound if this was Lidelea.

This site has been described as a;
Siege Work.
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 SU80274687

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 247439

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 17429

• Web site links
  • http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_south/186/powderhamcastle.htm
    http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/entries/v03p012e06.html
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of Wessex (Malvern) p40
    Higham, R. and Barker, P., 1992, Timber Castles (Batsford)
    Barron, W.G., 1985, The Castles of Hampshire and Isle of Wight (Paul Cave) p42
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p190
    Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker) p285
    Williams-Freeman, J.P., 1915, An Introduction to Field Archaeology as Illustrated by Hampshire (London) p305-6, 369
    Doubleday, H. Arthur, 1900, VCH, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol1 p305
• Journal Articles
  • Hughes, Michael, 1989, 'Hampshire Castles and the Landscape 1066-1216' Landscape History Vol2 p27-60
    King, D.J.C. and Renn, D.F., 1971, The Antiquaries Journal Vol51 p301-3
    Renn, D.F., 1959, 'Mottes: a classification' Antiquity Vol33 p106-12
    1935-7, Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society Vol13 p229
    Williams-Freeman, J.P., 1933-4, Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society Vol12 p309