SNN40473 - Excavations at Barnwell Castle, Northants, 1980

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Type	Article
Title	Excavations at Barnwell Castle, Northants, 1980
Author/Originator	Audouy M.
Date/Year	1993

Abstract/Summary

Barnwell Castle, with parts of its walls standing over 7m high, is for Northamptonshire a rare survival of a major ancient fortification. In its rectilinear plan with round angle towers it belongs to the most monumental of medieval castles.

External Links (1)

https://doi.org/10.5284/1083222 (Link to article on ADS)

Description

Location

NCC Archives Service, Heritage Team SMR Library

Referenced Monuments (2)

1189/2/1 Barnwell Castle (Building)
1189/0/2 Possible Saxon Buried Soil (Monument)

Referenced Events (1)

ENN2605 Barnwell Castle, North-West Tower, 1980 (Excavation) (Ref: 0485014)

Record last edited

Feb 2 2023 4:13PM

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