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MONUMENT NO. 336998

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Alleged site of a castle. Field investigation in 1970 noted a series of scarps of an agricultural origin. No confirming information.

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(SP 4532 3707) Castle (NR) (site of)

Original ONB destroyed. Revision ONB says briefly that this
Castle was erected in the reign of Stephen and its site is
marked by a few irregularities, siting Original ONB as only
authority. No other references found. (1)

The site is in the NW corner of a rectangular orchard, bounded
on east, south and west by a scarp up to 1.5m. high; beyond this is a
terrace which extends to another scarp (that published) which
is also up to 1.5m. high. Both the scarps, and other minor
irregularities, are probably agricultural. There is nothing to
suggest that there was ever a castle.
In the absence of documentary and ground evidence the 'Castle'
is very suspect. (2)

An earthwork near Upper Grove Mill, marked as a castle on O.S.
25" 1st.ed. of 1882, has not been excavated and its date is not
known. (3)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" NSL

( 2) Field Investigators Comments

F1 ANK 08-MAY-70

( 3) edited by Mary D. Lobel and Alan Crossley 1969 A history of the county of Oxford: volume IX: Bloxham Hundred

The Victoria history of the counties of England (J.F.A. Mason) 1969 Page(s)55

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