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Reigate Castle
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Holmesdale
In the civil parish of Reigate.
In the historic county of Surrey (Modern Authority of Surrey, 1974 county of Surrey).
Castle, established in 1088, fortified in the late C14, described as `ruinous' by 1441, slighted in 1648. A mock medieval gateway was built on the site in 1777 using stone from the castle. Inner bailey earthworks and traces of the moat can be seen.
This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Masonry Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.
This site is a
Grade 2 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 289374)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ25205035
PastScape number;
400306
- Web site links
- Books
- Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Surrey (Malvern) p20-1
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p242
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p466
Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p283
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
Hooper, 1945, Reigate, its Story through the Ages (Guildford) p44-9
Malden, H.E. (ed), 1912, VCH Surrey Vol4 p397
Clinch and Montgomerie, 1911, Malden, H.E. (ed), VCH Surrey Vol3 p230-1
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol1 p98-9
Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol1 (London) p278-81
Walford, 1848 Brayley (ed), History of Surrey, (London) Vol4 p35-6
Manning and Bray, 1804-14, The History and Antiquities of Surrey (London) Vol1 p293-4
- Journal Articles
- Thompson, M.W., 1986, 'Associated monasteries and castles in the Middle Ages: a tentative list' Archaeological Journal Vol143 p318
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]
1897, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London Vol16 p177
1842, Gentleman's Magazine pt2 p38-40
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