Difference between revisions of "Castleton"
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| − | + | The castle which gave Castleton its name was apparently built shortly after the Conquest by a follower of Walter FitzOsborn. It is in ruins, and probably has been for centuries. The Whitneys of Castleton could not have lived in it, but in some house now vanished, but nearby. | |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/castles/castlesdata_az/castleton_clifford.htm Old Castleton, Clifford, motte and bailey] | * [http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/castles/castlesdata_az/castleton_clifford.htm Old Castleton, Clifford, motte and bailey] | ||
* [http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/English%20sites/1454.html Old Castleton, Clifford] | * [http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/English%20sites/1454.html Old Castleton, Clifford] | ||
| + | * [http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/db.php?smr_no=1015 Castleton motte-and-bailey castle] | ||
| − | [[Category:Herefordshire, England]] | + | [[Category: England]] |
| + | [[Category: Herefordshire, England]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Castleton, Herefordshire, England]] | ||
Revision as of 18:24, 30 October 2006
The castle which gave Castleton its name was apparently built shortly after the Conquest by a follower of Walter FitzOsborn. It is in ruins, and probably has been for centuries. The Whitneys of Castleton could not have lived in it, but in some house now vanished, but nearby.
