Bincknoll Castle, Broad Hinton

In the civil parish of Broad Hinton.
In the historic county of Wiltshire (Modern Authority of Wiltshire, 1974 county of Wiltshire).

Motte and bailey castle with evidence of a settlement within the outer bailey. The motte, severely mutilated by quarrying, measures 52m in diameter by 3.2m high, and its ditch is 2.3m deep. The inner bailey has a bank and ditch 3.4m high dividing it from the outer bailey, with a causeway entrance. There is evidence of settlement and later quarrying within the bailey. Bicknoll Castle lay at the centre of five contiguous estates of Gilbert de Breteuil at Domesday, and was probably the chief caput.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU10757921

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 221351

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of Wessex (Malvern) p88
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p498
Pugh, R.B. and Crittall, Elizabeth (ed), 1957, VCH Wiltshire Vol1 pt1 p263

Journal Articles

Creighton, O.H., 2000, 'Early Castles in the Medieval Landscape of Wiltshire' Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Vol93 p115
Downman, E.A. and Goddard, E.H., 1919 'Plans of Wiltshire Earthworks' Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Vol40
Goddard, E.H., 1913-14, 'List of prehistoric, Roman and pagan Saxon antiquities' Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Vol38 p213
Maskelyne, N.S., 1886-7, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Vol23 p190

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