Hampstead Norris Castle

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The mound of Hampstead Norris Castle

Hampstead Norris Castle is an Outbound castle in the village Hampstead Norreys in the English county of Berkshire .

history

Hampstead Norris Castle was a Norman moth over the village of Hampstead Norreys. The mound is 25 meters wide and 4.2 meters high. It is made of chalk . The contour of the top of the mound suggests that a wooden tower or other defensive structure once stood on it. Originally the complex was thought to be an old barrow , until later investigations showed that it was a Norman structure. The local historian David Ford thinks that the castle was built for Theodoric the goldsmith after the Norman conquest of England .

Today the castle site is surrounded by light forest and is considered a Scheduled Monument .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Monument No. 237298 . Pastscape. Historic England. English Heritage . Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  2. ^ A b c L. V. Grinsell: An Analysis and List of Berkshire Barrows in Berkshire Archaeological Journal . Issue 40 (1936). P. 54.
  3. ↑ LV Grinsell: Berkshire Barrows, Part IV in Berkshire Archaeological Journal . Issue 43 (1939). P. 15.
  4. ^ Hampstead Norris Castle . Royal Berkshire History. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 49.8 "  N , 1 ° 14 ′ 28"  W.