Elmley Castle (castle)

Elmley Castle (castle)

Elmley Castle was a castle to the south of the village of Elmley Castle in Worcestershire (gbmapping|SO979403).

This was a late 11th century earthwork castle which received stone additions in the 12th and possibly the 13th centuries.

Only earthworks now remain on a site high above the village on public land.

References

* [http://www.ecastles.co.uk/elmley.html Elmley Castle]
*Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, "The David & Charles Book of Castles", David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3


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