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East Chelborough, Castle Hill
In the civil parish of East Chelborough.
In the historic county of Dorset (Modern Authority of Dorset, 1974 county of Dorset).
The earthwork remains of a Motte (or ringwork) and Bailey castle. The castle occupies the ridge top at Castle Hill on the west side of the road. The oval shaped motte lies south west of the irregular shaped bailey and rises about 30ft above it. The motte, constructed by steepening the natural scarp of the summit of the hill, is about 70yds by 90yds and has been much damaged on the side by quarrying. Report of masonry on motte.
This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle
Timber Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.
This site is a scheduled
monument protected by law.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST55170538
PastScape number;
195686
Books
- Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of Wessex (Malvern) p22
Pomeroy, Colin, 1998, Discover Dorset Castles and Forts (Dovecote Press) p25-6
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p69 [slight]
Wilton, Phil,1995, Castles of Dorset (Wimborne)
Lewis, C., 1989, ‘Paired mottes in East Chelborough, Dorset' in Bowden, M., Mackay, D. and Topping, P. (eds), From Cornwall to Caithness: some aspects of British field Archaeology. Papers presented to Norman V Quinnell (Oxford: British Archaeological Reports British Series 209) p159-71
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p126
RCHME, 1952, An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset. Vol1: west (HMSO) p90
Warne, 1872, Ancient Dorset (Bournemouth) p250-1
Hutchins, J., 1861-73 (3edn), History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset (Blandford) Vol2 p655
Journal Articles
- King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol3 p90-127
Renn, D.F., 1959, 'Mottes: a classification' Antiquity Vol33 p106-12 [listed as seigework]
Fry, E.A., 1896, 'Inquisitiones Post Mortem for Dorset from Henry III to Richard III (1216-1485)' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society Vol17 p37
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