Description

SO 24 NW CLIFFORD CP A 438 (west side)

1/75 Clifford Castle and
barbican

17/1/49
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Castle, ruined. Late C13 with some C19 and C20 repairs. Rubble with
ashlar dressings, the latter heavily robbed. Irregular polygonal court
on motte, gatehouse to north-east with circular towers, hall on north-
west front, 3 round towers at south and west angles. Hall of 2 storeys,
battered plinth capped by rounded string course, remnants of a first
floor window to east end of north (external) wall; stack at east end
with ground floor hearth. West tower is only one surviving above one
metre; 2 storeys, plinth as hall, 2 loop embrasures on first floor;
curtain wall to south-east of tower contains 3 garderobes, external vents
with triangular heads. Base of gateway includes remnants of portcullis
slot. Ruins of barbican with 2 round towers standing about one metre
high about 50 metres to east of motte. Scheduled as an Ancient Monument.

Listing NGR: SO2445845720

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Clifford Castle and Barbican at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5132895

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]