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Castle Rising Castle
In the civil parish of Castle Rising.
In the historic county of Norfolk (Modern Authority of Norfolk, 1974 county of Norfolk).
Large squat square tower keep in massive ringwork. The ruins of a castle built circa 1140 including a well preserved keep and a late C11 church. The church was abandoned circa 1150 during construction of the keep. Scheduled and listed. In the Late Saxon period there was a settlement on the site.
This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Masonry Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Major remains.
This site is a scheduled
monument protected by law.
This site is a
Grade 1 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 222184)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TF66572455
PastScape number;
356450
County Sites and Monuments Record number; 3307
- Web site links
- Books
- Cushion, B. and Davison, A., 2003, Earthworks of Norfolk (Dereham: East Anglian Archaeology 104) p166-7 [plan]
Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of East Anglia (Malvern) p52-5
Liddiard, R., 2000, Landscapes of Lordship (Oxford: BAR 309) p45-74
Morley, Beric and Gurney, David, 1997, Castle Rising Castle, Norfolk (Dereham: East Anglian Archaeology 81)
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p157-8 [plan]
Rogerson, Andrew, 1994, 'Castles' in Wade-Martins, P, (ed), An Historical Atlas of Norfolk (2edn Norwich; Norfolk Museums) p68-9
Higham, R. and Barker, P., 1992, Timber Castles (Batsford) p163, 185, 357
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 306-7
Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p204-5
Wilton, J.W., 1979, Earthworks and Fortifications of Norfolk (Weathercock Press) p20-2
Morley, B.M., 1977, ‘Castle Rising, the castle' Archaeological Excavations 1976 (HMSO) p29-30
Wilson, David M., 1976, The archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England p414
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1962, Buildings of England: North-west and south Norfolk (Penguin) p117-9
Toy, Sidney, 1953, The Castles of Great Britain (Heinemann) p83-4
Tipping, H.A., 1921, English Homes, period 1 Vol1 (London) p13-20
Evans, Herbert A., 1912, Castles of England and Wales (London) p261-71
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol1 p296-300
Clark, G.T., 1884, Medieval Military Architecture in England (Wyman and Sons) Vol1 p364-77 [Reprint of 1876 article]
Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol2 (London) p216-9
Harrod, Henry, 1857, Gleanings among the Castles and Convents of Norfolk (Norwich) p25-70
Taylor, W., 1850, The History and Antiquities of Castle Rising (Kings Lynn) p4-59
Britton, John, 1835, The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain (London) Vol4 p131-5
Buck, Samuel and Nathenial, 1774, Buck’s Antiquities (London) Vol1 p199
- Journal Articles
- Liddiard, Robert, 2000, ‘Castle Rising Norfolk: A Landscape of Lordship?' Anglo-Norman Studies Vol22 p.169-186
Youngs, S.M. et al, 1988 ‘Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1987' Medieval Archaeology Vol32 p262
1987, Norfolk Archaeological and Historical Research Group Vol50 p5-7
Webster, L.E. and Cherry, J., 1977, ‘Medieval Britain in 1976' Medieval Archaeology Vol21 p235
Webster, L.E. and Cherry, J., 1976, ‘Medieval Britain in 1975' Medieval Archaeology Vol20 p185
1975, Medieval Archaeology Vol19 p239
1973, Medieval Archaeology Vol17 p163
1972, Medieval Archaeology Vol16 p181
1971, Medieval Archaeology Vol15 p147
King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol3 p90-127
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]
1935, Journal of the British Archaeological Association Vol40 p61-5
1932, Archaeological Journal Vol89 p341-2
Tipping, H.A., 1920, Country Life Vol47 p16-23
Beloe, E.M., 1895, Norfolk Archaeology Vol12 p164-89 [history only]
Clark, G.T., 1876, The Builder Vol34 p341-4
Harrod, H., 1855, 'Castle Rising' Norfolk Archaeology Vol4 p59-91
- Guidebooks
- Liddiard, R., 2000, Castle Rising, King's Lynn, Norfolk: a short history of Castle Rising and its owners (Castle Rising Holdings)
1994, Castle Rising Castle (English Heritage)
Brown, R.Allen, 1987, Castle Rising, Norfolk. (English Heritage)
Brown, R.Allen, 1983. Castle Rising, Norfolk. 2nd printing (reset). (HMSO)
Brown, R.Allen, 1978, Castle Rising, Norfolk (HMSO)
Bradfer-Lawrence, H., 1932, Castle Rising: A Short History and Description of the Castle (Kings Lynn)
Taylor, W., 1858, The Pictorial Guide to Castle Rising (Kings Lynn)
- Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
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