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Bourne Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located at Bourne in Lincolnshire, England. The castle was established in the 11th century following the Norman Conquest, with its earthwork defences comprising a substantial mound surrounded by a ditch, typical of early Norman military architecture. The site represents an important example of the castles built to consolidate Norman control across the English Midlands during the decades following 1066. Though the castle saw limited later development, its earthwork remains survive as a significant archaeological monument documenting the Norman colonisation of Lincolnshire.
Bourne Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005023. View the official record →
Bourne Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located at Bourne in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005023.
Bourne 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 1005023.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Car Dyke, S of Dyke (2.4 km), Churchyard cross, St Michael's churchyard (3.7 km), Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15) (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bourne Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bourne Castle stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.