Lavendon Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Laverdon

In the civil parish of Lavendon.
In the historic county of Buckinghamshire (Modern Authority of Milton Keynes, 1974 county of Buckinghamshire).

Motte or ringwork and bailey mentioned in a pipe roll of 1192-3. The motte was destroyed in 1944 when much C12 pottery was found. C17 farmhouse and garden terracing have effectively destroyed the former mound, but vague slopes and a section of water-filled ditch survive on the north west side of the house.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Masonry 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 SP917543

PastScape number; 346942

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p35
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p28
Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p252
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
Page, Wm (ed), 1927, VCH Buckinghamshire Vol4 p380
RCHME, 1913, An inventory of the historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Vol2 [north] p17, 163-4
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol1 p146-7

Journal Articles

Brown, T. and Everson, P., 2005, 'Earthworks at Lavendon' Records of Buckingham Vol45 p45-46
Thompson, M.W., 1986, 'Associated monasteries and castles in the Middle Ages: a tentative list' Archaeological Journal Vol143 p314
Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol74 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p249-280]
Jope, E.M. and Threlfall, R.I., 1959, The Antiquaries Journal Vol39 p239

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Lavendon Castle

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP917543

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