Dunmow Castle

In the civil parish of Great Dunmow.
In the historic county of Essex (Modern Authority of Essex, 1974 county of Essex).

Robert FitzWalter, surety baron of Magna Carta, is sometime described as lord of Dunmow Castle. There is no remains or tradition of a castle at Great Dunmow, although it is a major crossing point of the River Chelmer. Fitzwalter was lord of Dunmow and the possibility of a castle at this significant tactical and tenurial location can not be entirely dismissed although nothing remains. The medieval church of St Mary the Virgin is north of the town in an area called Church End which suggest that if a castle existed it may have not been by the church.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL6222

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

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