Burley Castle
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Burley Castle, more commonly called Alstoe, was to the north of the village of Burley, two miles north-east of Oakham in the county of Rutland, grid reference SK894119. Alstoe was the name of a hundred.[1]
It was originally used as a Saxon moot (c.7th century-11th century).[2] There is doubtful evidence of a small motte and bailey castle of the late 11th or early 12th century (between 1086 and 1153). Only earthworks remain.[3]
References
- ^ *Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
- ^ Allcroft, A.H (1908). Earthworks of England. London
- ^ Early Castles in the Medieval Landscape of Rutland Oliver Creighton; p26-8
52°41′51″N 0°40′43″W / 52.69741°N 0.67854°W
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