Biggleswade Castle

Biggleswade Castle was a castle in the market town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire.

Biggleswade Castle
Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England
Biggleswade Castle
Coordinates	52°5′10.47″N 0°16′22.94″W / 52.0862417°N 0.2730389°W / 52.0862417; -0.2730389
Type	Castle
Site information
Condition	Earthworks

The existence of this castle was discovered by aerial photography, in 1954, which showed the remains of a motte and bailey castle with a double ditch around the motte and a single ditch around the bailey.

Some excavation of the site was done in 1962 and 1968. The excavations found evidence of timber structures, as well as pottery.

Only cropmarks and slight earthworks remain. This site is a Scheduled Monument.^[1]

See also

• Stratton Park Moated Enclosure
• Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
• List of castles in England

References

1. "A ringwork and bailey castle, ring ditch and enclosures east of Brookland Farm". Historic England. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

• Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3

External links

• English Heritage Monument No. 362741
• Investigation History