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Newport Pagnell Castle; The Battery
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Someries Castle
In the civil parish of Newport Pagnell.
In the historic county of Buckinghamshire (Modern Authority of Milton Keynes, 1974 county of Buckinghamshire).
‘A mount measuring 60ft in diameter and 4ft in height. Formerly interpretted as both a motte and as a Civil War gun emplacement, its position is not particularly suitable for a defensive purpose. Probably a prospect for the River Ouse.’ I find the comment in PastScape about the defensive position somewhat strange. The site is positioned between the river and a tributary and by the church and the bridges crossing these waterways. It’s position is entirely typical of many castles. PastScape record a second ‘castle’ at SP87894401 (PastScape 345055) as ‘Supposed site of a Castle. This is a doubtful antiquity and there is no substantive evidence.’ On the 1886 map the site is marked as ‘site of mottes’ so perhaps this was an earthwork within this possible castle complex. The presence of a castle here is confirmed by some historical records, Leland, and by castle placenames.
This site has been described as a;
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 SP87974404
PastScape number;
344959
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
Page, Wm (ed), 1927, VCH Buckinghamshire Vol4 p414
RCHME, 1913, An inventory of the historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Vol2 [north] p209
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol1 p147
Journal Articles
- Thompson, M.W., 1986, 'Associated monasteries and castles in the Middle Ages: a tentative list' Archaeological Journal Vol143 p316
Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
- Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p43, 289, 300
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