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The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the sixteenth-century privy garden at Thornbury Castle constitute archaeological deposits beneath the grounds of this royal residence in Gloucestershire. The fortified house represents an earlier phase of occupation on the site prior to the construction of the castle by Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, from 1511 onwards. The privy garden, laid out during the sixteenth century as part of the castle's ornamental grounds, reflects the sophisticated horticultural practices of the Tudor period and survives as buried archaeological features. These subsurface remains provide evidence of the site's occupation and landscape development before and during the Tudor period, and are protected as designated ancient monuments.
The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1410041. View the official record →
The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the sixteenth-century privy garden at Thornbury Castle constitute archaeological deposits beneath the grounds of this royal residence in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1410041.
The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury 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 1410041.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury (0.7 km), Bowl barrow re-used as a moot 205m SSE of Chelwood (2.5 km), Hillfort and associated Romano-British occupation at Little Abbey, Alveston (2.5 km).
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