Totternhoe Castle

Totternhoe Castle

Totternhoe Castle was an 11th century castle in the village of Totternhoe, in the county of Bedfordshire, England (gbmapping|SP97892210).

The castle was a Norman motte and triple bailey castle. It overlooked the villages of Dunstable and Stanbridge. The Norman builders levelled the top of a hill, creating a wide area of chalk grassland. The fort, on top of a raised mound, was surrounded by a wall; at first made from timber and later stone.

The site was excavated between 1921-1932, and again in 2001. The 2001 excavation revealed evidence that the castle was built on the site of a prehistoric and Roman enclosure.

The site, which is a Scheduled Monument, is currently "Totternhoe Knolls Nature Reserve". Only earthworks remain of the castle.

References & External links

* [http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/English%20sites/61.html The Gatehouse]
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/BDF/Totternhoe/index.html U.K. and Ireland Genealogy]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2005/09/07/great_outdoors_totternhoe_knolls_feature.shtml BBC News Article about Totternhoe]
* [http://www.chilternsaonb.org/site_details.asp?siteID=13&fro
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