Doncaster Town Defences

In the civil parish of Doncaster.
In the historic county of Yorkshire West Riding (Modern Authority of Doncaster, 1974 county of South Yorkshire).

Medieval borough, mentioned in document dated 1194. Four substantial gates stood at St Mary's Bridge, St Sepulchre Gate, Hall Gate and Sunn bar. A town ditch and earthen rampart defended the town. A large market place lay in the south east corner of the town, which lay close to the wharf, and was nationally famous.

This site has been described as a;
Urban Defence.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE574033

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 919253 etc

Books

Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p60, 179, 268
Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire (Malvern) p36
Bond, C.J., 1987, 'Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Defences' in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report) p92-116 [plan]
Hey D., 1986, A regional history of England: Yorkshire from 1000 AD p137
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p534
Barley, M.W., 1975, 'Town Defences in England and Wales after 1066' in Barley (ed) Medieval Towns in England and Wales (CBA research reports) pp57-71 plan p62
Hunter, 1828, South Yorkshire (London) Vol1 p11

Journal Articles

Buckland, P. and Dolby, M., 1972, 'Doncaster' Current Archaeology Vol33 p273-7
1971, Medieval Archaeology Vol15 p135-6

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p524-5
Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1910, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (Bell and Sons; London) Vol1 p35

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