Burley Castle

Burley Castle

Burley Castle was to the north of the village of Burley, two miles north-east of Oakham in the county of Rutland, gbmapping|SK894119.

There is evidence of a motte and bailey castle of the late 11th or early 12th century. Only earthworks remain.

References

*Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, "The David & Charles Book of Castles", David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7676-3


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