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'''Stansted Mountfitchet Castle''', also termed simply ''' Mountfitchet Castle''', is a [[Norman architecture|Norman]] [[ringwork]] and [[Motte-and-bailey castle|bailey]] [[Castle|fortification]] in [[Stansted Mountfitchet]], [[Essex]], England. The site is currently in use as a [[Living history]] museum, complete with livestock that would have been kept by people during the period that the castle was in use. |
'''Stansted Mountfitchet Castle''', also termed simply ''' Mountfitchet Castle''', is a [[Norman architecture|Norman]] [[ringwork]] and [[Motte-and-bailey castle|bailey]] [[Castle|fortification]] in [[Stansted Mountfitchet]], [[Essex]], England. The site is currently in use as a [[Living history]] museum, complete with livestock that would have been kept by people during the period that the castle was in use. |
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== History == |
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[[File:Mountfitchet Castle - geograph.org.uk - 188986.jpg|thumb|left|Reconstructed interior of the castle with free ranging [[chicken]]s]] |
[[File:Mountfitchet Castle - geograph.org.uk - 188986.jpg|thumb|left|Reconstructed interior of the castle with free ranging [[chicken]]s]] |
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Revision as of 18:56, 6 February 2019
| Stansted Mountfitchet Castle | |
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| Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England | |
 The entrance to the castle | |
  Stansted Mountfitchet Castle | |
| Coordinates | 51°54′10″N 0°12′03″E / 51.9029°N 0.2007°E |
| Grid reference | grid reference TL515250 |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Materials | Stone and timber |
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle, also termed simply Mountfitchet Castle, is a Norman ringwork and bailey fortification in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England. The site is currently in use as a Living history museum, complete with livestock that would have been kept by people during the period that the castle was in use.
Bold text== History ==
The castle was built following the Norman conquest of England by the Mountfitchet family.[1] It was constructed on high ground with a ringwork defence, enclosing around 0.5 acres (0.20 ha), and a bailey complex, enclosing 1 acre (0.40 ha) on slightly lower ground.[2] Within the ringwork was a keep, within a small, round enclosure.[2]
In the 1980's the castle was reconstructed as a tourist attraction.[1] Although efforts were made during the reconstruction to protect the original features of the castle, the transformation and subsequent tourist numbers have caused damage to the site.[3]
In 2013, one of the castle's cockerels, a Light Brahma named 'Little John', was nominated for the world record for tallest chicken, standing at 66 centimetres tall.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Pettifer, p.74.
- ^ a b 'Stansted Mountfitchet', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume 1: North West (1916), pp. 275-280. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=122476 Date accessed: 5 May 2013.
- ^ Blockley, p.17.
- ^ World's tallest cockerel reared on popcorn, The Telegraph
Bibliography
- Blockley, Marion (1999). "Archaeological Reconstructions and the Community in the UK". In Planel, Philippe; Stone, Peter G. (eds.). The Constructed Past: Experimental Archaeology, Education and the Public. London, UK: Routledge. pp. 15–32. ISBN 9780203205822.
- Pettifer, Adrian (1995). English Castles: a Guide by Counties. Woodbridge, UK: Boydell Press. ISBN 9780851157825.