East Chelborough, Stake Farm

In the civil parish of East Chelborough.
In the historic county of Dorset (Modern Authority of Dorset, 1974 county of Dorset).

Earthwork remains of a Motte and Bailey. Field investigation in 1971 stated that the site was in very poor condition. The motte was fairly flat up to 1.5m high on the north side and up to 4m high on the south side. The scarp which presumably represents the bailey averages 6m wide and is between 1 and 2m high.

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

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST55350549

PastScape number; 195689

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of Wessex (Malvern) p22
Pomeroy, Colin, 1998, Discover Dorset Castles and Forts (Dovecote Press) p26
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 p129 [possible]
RCHME, 1952, An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset. Vol1: west (HMSO) p90 no3

Journal Articles

Renn, D.F., 1959, 'Mottes: a classification' Antiquity Vol33 p106-12 [listed as seigework]

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East Chelborough, Stake Farm

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST55350549

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