Bishopton Castle

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Moth from Bishopton Castle

Bishopton Castle is an abandoned castle in the village of Bishopton in County Durham, England . The moth preserved to this day is a Scheduled Monument .

Details

Bishopton Castle was built by Roger de Conyers in 1143 in Bishopton near Darlington . The Motte had two courtyards instead of just one, as usual. Outside the castle courtyards it had two further enclosures. In the 12th century, it was surrounded by a shallow artificial lake fed by a stream to the west of it. The castle was accessible via dams.

De Conyers had the castle built during a dispute with William Cumin , who claimed the title of Bishop of Durham . De Conyers supported Cumin's rival William de Ste Barbe . Historian Lise Hull believes that the Royal License to Crenellate De Conyers received for his castle was probably the first of its kind in England, but Philip Davis says the license was not granted because attachment was a necessity rather than an agreement and that the presumed license contains no mandatory wording.

In later years the castle passed directly into the hands of the Bishop of Durham, a powerful regional landowner.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Motte and bailey castle 400m south east of Bishopton . Historic England. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Lise E. Hull: Britain's Medieval Castles . Praeger, Westport 2006. ISBN 978-0-275-98414-4 . P. 195.
  3. ^ A b Adrian Pettifer: English Castles: a Guide by Counties . Boydell Press, Woodbridge 2002. ISBN 978-0-85115-782-5 . P. 26.
  4. ↑ Oliver Hamilton Creighton: Castles and Landscapes: Power, Community and Fortification in Medieval England. Equinox, London 2005. ISBN 978-1-904768-67-8 . P. 14.
  5. ^ Lise E. Hull: Understanding the Castle Ruins of England and Wales: How to Interpret the History and Meaning of Masonry and Earthworks . MacFarland, Jefferson 2009. ISBN 978-0-7864-3457-2 . P. 128.
  6. ^ The Gatehouse website record of a license to crenellate for Bishopton Castle Hill granted on 1143 . Philip Davis. February 8, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ Richard Brick floor: Durham Castle: Fortress, Palace, College . Jeremy Mills Publishing, Durham 2007. ISBN 978-1-905217-24-3 . P. 38.

Coordinates: 54 ° 34 ′ 52 "  N , 1 ° 25 ′ 31.1"  W.