ROWLANDS CASTLE

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Earthwork remains of a Motte and bailey castle. The Motte has been partly dug away on the eastern side and the entrance appears to have been in the centre of the western bank. It is probable that there was a rectangular bailey. Scheduled.

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(SU 73351054) Rowland's Castle (NR) (site of ) (TI) (1)

Motte and bailey which has been partly dug away on the eastern side. The entrance appears to have been in the centre of the western bank opposite the mound. Prior to the construction of the railway a deep gorge existed on the east of the mound but all that remains is a ditch 80 yds east of the mound. This rather suggests that the plan of the stronghold may have been a rectangular bailey with a central mound. A large piece of flint masonry lies at the base of the mound on the east side and is said to be part of the original keep. A plan and sections made by Charles Lewis, probably when the railway was planned. (2)

A good example of a Motte and Bailey although it has been heavily mutilated by quarrying. The `ditch' on east side of the railway is an old quarry. Published 1:12500 revised. (3)

No change. 1:2500 Survey correct. (4)

Listed by Cathcart King. Extant in the reign of Edward II. (5)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1962

( 2) General reference

Field Archaeology as Illustrated by Hants, 1915, 400-1 (J P Williams-Freeman)

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 FGA 12-SEP-68

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F2 JGB 24-FEB-83

(5) by David J Cathcart King 1983 Castellarium anglicanum : an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the islands. Volume I : Anglesey - Montgomery

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