Inkberrow Castle

In the civil parish of Inkberrow.
In the historic county of Worcestershire (Modern Authority of Worcestershire, 1974 county of Hereford and Worcester).

Rectangular wet moat marks site of fortified manor dating back to late C12. PastScape record reads "A castle was present at Inkberrow in or before 1193-4 and was destroyed in 1233." The moats may represent a replacement manor house. In C13 these would typically be close to, or on, the site of the previous castle.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP017572

PastScape number; 328543

Books

Salter, Mike, 2000, The Castles of Herefordshire and Worcestershire (Malvern) p83
Salter, Mike, 1993, Midlands Castles (Birmingham) p51
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p508
Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p246
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
Montgomerie, 1924, in Page, Wm and Willis-Bund, J.W. (eds), VCH, Worcester Vol4 p428
Page, Wm and Willis-Bund, J.W. (eds), 1913, VCH, Worcester Vol3 p421-3

Journal Articles

E Ruth and C Jackson, 1976, ‘The site of Inkberrow Castle and park' Worcestershire Archaeology and Local History Newsletter Vol18 p3-6
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]

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Inkberrow Castle

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP017572

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