Winchcombe Castle

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Winchcombe Castle is an Outbound Motte in the small town of Winchcombe in the English county of Gloucestershire .

The castle was built in the chaos of anarchy in the 12th century. It was built either in 1140 or 1144 in the northeast of Winchcombe, then a conflict region, and was located on a high mound . Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford , a supporter of Empress Matilda , had it docked, but it was directly attacked by King Stephen's troops as early as late 1144 . The castle was destroyed after the attack and was never rebuilt.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d David Walker: Gloucestershire Castles in Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . 1991. Issue 109, p. 15. Retrieved on December 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ Monument No. 327810 . Pastscape. Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 6 ″  N , 1 ° 58 ′ 1 ″  W.