Devizes Castle
Grade I listed castle in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Devizes Castle was a medieval fortification in the town of Devizes, Wiltshire, England, on a site now occupied by a Victorian-era castle. It is a Grade I listed building.[1] The original castle (not currently visible) was overbuilt by the current structure. Records indicate that the first castle on the site had its origins in about 1080 as an early Norman motte and bailey with wooden pallisade and tower.[2]
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Devizes Castle | |
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Wiltshire, England | |
Coordinates | 51.3508°N 1.9985°W / 51.3508; -1.9985 |
Grid reference | grid reference SU002613 |
Type | Motte-and-bailey |
Site information | |
Owner | Private |
Open to the public | no |
Condition | Fragments of medieval castle remain |
Site history | |
Battles/wars | The Anarchy, English Civil War |
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