Ballands Castle

Ballands Castle
Ballands Castle
Penselwood, Somerset
	Ballands Castle
Coordinates	51°04′40″N 2°21′14″W / 51.0778°N 2.3540°W
Grid reference	grid reference ST753310
Type	Motte and bailey
Site information
Condition	Earthworks remain

Ballands Castle was a castle near the village of Penselwood, Somerset, England.

History

Balland Castle was a motte and bailey castle, probably built after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, near the village of Penselwood in Somerset.^[1] The castle sits close to the contemporary Norman castles of Cockroad Wood and Castle Orchard, and may have been built as part of a system of fortifications to control the surrounding area.^[1]

The motte of the castle is now around 5 m high, and up to 9 m wide.^[2] The bailey lies to the south, and both the motte and the bailey are surrounded by ditches.^[3]

Today the castle site is a scheduled monument.

Bibliography

Creighton, Oliver Hamilton. (2005) Castles and Landscapes: Power, Community and Fortification in Medieval England. London: Equinox. ISBN 978-1-904768-67-8.

References

^ ^a ^b Creighton, p.62.
^ Balland's Castle, Penselwood, Somerset County Historic Environmental Record, accessed 18 July 2011.
^ Creighton, p.62; Balland's Castle, Penselwood, Somerset County Historic Environmental Record, accessed 18 July 2011.

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[CreightonP62-1] Creighton, p.62.

[HER-2] Balland's Castle, Penselwood, Somerset County Historic Environmental Record, accessed 18 July 2011.

[3] Creighton, p.62; Balland's Castle, Penselwood, Somerset County Historic Environmental Record, accessed 18 July 2011.

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