Ludgershall Castle

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Remains of Ludgershall Castle

Ludgershall Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Ludgershall in the English county of Wiltshire . The castle from the 11th century was converted into a hunting lodge by King Johann Ohneland , but was no longer used from the 15th century and fell into disrepair.

Details

A medieval castle was probably built by Edward of Salisbury , the High Sheriff of Wiltshire , at the end of the 11th century . Around 1100 it came into the possession of the crown, and John Marshal († 1165) is recorded as the king's castellan . He had the castle reinforced and, presumably, the northern enclosure added, which contained important buildings, mostly in stone, such as the B. a knight's hall and a tower with the king's apartments. The southern enclosure was the outer bailey, which housed the stables, kitchens and agricultural buildings made of wood.

King Johann Ohneland had the castle expanded in 1210 and converted into a hunting lodge.

Ludgershall was a far more important settlement in the Middle Ages than it is today. She was allowed to send two members to parliament, a privilege that the settlement retained until the parliamentary reform in 1832.

Between 1964 and 1972, the University of Southampton first excavated the site.

The property is now managed by English Heritage . Extensive earthworks have survived to this day, but part of the site is home to a private house.

The earthworks were significantly changed by quarrying. The southern enclosure, which is located within these earthworks on the side opposite the remains of the wall, is said to have been a fortress from the Iron Age .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c P. Ellis (editor): Ludgershall Castle, Wiltshire: a report on the excavations by Peter Addyman 1964-72 . Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Devizes 2000.
  2. ^ P. Ellis (editor): Ludgershall Castle, Wiltshire: a report on the excavations by Peter Addyman 1964-72 . Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Devizes 2000. p. 245.
  3. ^ Ludgershall Castle, a medieval ringwork and castle, Ludgershall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved July 11, 2016.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 34.6 "  N , 1 ° 37 ′ 23.9"  W.