Gannocks Castle, Tempsford

In the civil parish of Tempsford.
In the historic county of Bedfordshire (Modern Authority of Bedfordshire, 1974 county of Bedfordshire).

Rectangular ward, embanked, with wet defences small motte at one angle. Salter suggests this mound is the base of buried tower. PastScape say alleged Danish fortification, probably C12/C13 manorial site.

This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle
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.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL16045293

PastScape number; 362933

Web site links

http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/153/gannockscastle.htm
http://www.lhi.org.uk/projects_directory/projects_by_region/east_of_england/bedfordshire/gannock_castle_restoration/index.html

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p14
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p7
Fowler, P.J. (ed), 1972, Archaeology and the landscape: essays for L V Grinsell p224-6
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Wadmore, Beauchamp, 1920, The Earthworks of Bedfordshire (Bedford) p65-9
Hamilton Thompson, A., 1912, Military Architecture in England during the Middle Ages (London) p32-3
Page, Wm (ed), 1908, VCH Bedford Vol2 p251
Allcroft, A. Hadrian, 1908, Earthwork of England (London) p385-6
Doubleday, H.Arthur and Page, Wm (eds), 1904, VCH Bedford Vol1 p281-2

Journal Articles

Clark, 1875, The Builder Vol33 p232-3

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Gannocks Castle, Tempsford

Rectangular ward, embanked, with wet defences small motte at one angle. Salter suggests this mound is the base of buried tower. PastScape say alleged Danish fortification, probably C12/C13 manorial site.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL16045293

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