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Bolingbroke Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortress founded in the early twelfth century by Ranulf le Meschin in the parish of Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire. The castle comprises a substantial earthwork mound surrounded by defensive ditches, with evidence of stone structures built upon the motte during the medieval period. The site gained particular historical prominence as the birthplace of Henry IV in 1367, before the castle declined in importance following the fifteenth century. The earthwork remains are substantially preserved today, though much of the stone superstructure has been lost, leaving the defensive earthworks as the most legible features of this significant medieval stronghold.
Bolingbroke Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008318. View the official record →
Bolingbroke Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortress founded in the early twelfth century by Ranulf le Meschin in the parish of Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008318.
Bolingbroke Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008318.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Hall Hill (1.3 km), Bowl barrow 800m north east of the Manor House (3.7 km), Eresby Hall: the remains of a post-medieval house and gardens overlying a medieval manor house (4.5 km).
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