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Lydford Castle, Devon

Alison Goodall · G. C. Dunning · Jane Geddes · R. Harcourt

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Medieval European History and Architecture Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Medieval Architecture and Archaeology

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EXAMINATION of the structure of the stone tower and excavation of it and of the associated earthworks at Lydford, Devon, revealed that the earliest structure, presumed to be the firme domus referred to in the Pipe Rolls for 1195, had been a free-standing, purpose-built gaol. It was partly demolished, and the upper part entirely rebuilt towards the middle of the 13th century. The original ground floor was filled up and the tower enclosed by a ditch with a mound piled against it. A small bailey was also added. The ‘castle’ continued to be used as a prison for the Devon Stannaries until the 18th century.

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1971The Spade in Northern and Atlantic Europe.1959The twelfth-century castle at Ascot Doilly, Oxfordshire: Its history and excavation

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