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Earls Barton Berry Mount
In the civil parish of Earls Barton.
In the historic county of Northamptonshire (Modern Authority of Northamptonshire, 1974 county of Northamptonshire).
Earthwork remains of a mound and ditch the date of which is uncertain. The mound is ovoid, flat-topped and 2m high.It appears to have been cur back a little on its south side as a result of alteration of the churchyard. It is bounded on the north side by a wide curving ditch up to 4m deep which has been truncated at both ends by later infill. The relationship between the mound and the ditch is unusual, especially on the east side where the ditch appears to be turning south east on an alignment different from the curve of the mound. This may indiacte that the two features are not contemporary. The mound has been interpreted as an early medieval feature and as a Norman motte. The late C10 Saxon tower of the church stands within the outer lip of the motte ditch, possibly to incorporate the tower into the castle defenses. The Church tower is Grade 1 listed.
This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks 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 233308)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP85176384
PastScape number;
345561, 345533
Books
- Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p75
Higham, R. and Barker, P., 1992, Timber Castles (Batsford) p50, 51
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p315
RCHME, 1979, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northampton Vol2, Central Northamptonshire (HMSO) p40, 42
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
Taylor, H.M. and Taylor, Joan, 1965, Anglo-Saxon architecture: vol1 pp222-6
Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1961, Buildings of England: Northamptonshire (Penguin) p195
Downman, E.A., 1906, in Serjeantson, R.M., Ryland, W. and Adkins, D. (eds), VCH Northampton Vol2 p405
Journal Articles
- Audouy, M., Dix, B. and Parsons, D., 1995, 'The Tower of All Saints' Church, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire: its construction and context' Archaeological Journal Vol 152 p73-94
Davison, B.K., 1967, 'The origins of the Castle in England' Archaeological Journal Vol124 p209-10
Radford, C.A.R., 1953, Archaeological Journal Vol110 p196
Pryce, 1903, The Builder Vol84 p416-7
Clark, G.T., 1878, Archaeological Journal Vol35 p119
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