Denton Castle Explained

Denton Castle
Location:	Denton, Norfolk, England
Coordinates:	52.4555°N 1.3309°W
Map Type:	Norfolk
Map Size:	200
Type:	Motte and bailey
Condition:	Earthworks only remain

Denton Castle is a motte and bailey castle built in the village of Denton, Norfolk, England.

History

Denton Castle was built after 1088, following the Norman invasion of England, probably by William d'Albini, who linked his estate at Denton to that at Buckenham, where he also built a castle.^[1] The motte is around 150 feet in diameter, surrounded by a protective ditch, with an adjacent, horseshoe-shaped bailey.^[2] The castle may have been destroyed around 1254.^[3]

Today the castle is a scheduled monument. It was purchased by the National Trust in 1990 and forms part of the Trust's Darrow Wood pasture.^[4]

See also

• Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
• List of castles in England

Bibliography

• Manning, C.R. (1884) "Earthworks at the Castle-Hill, Darrow Wood, Denton, Norfolk," Norfolk Archaeology 9, pp. 335–342.

External links

• Bibliography of sources related to Denton Castle

Notes and References

1. Norfolk Historic Environmental Record No. 11047, Norfolk Heritage Explorer, accessed 28 June 2011; Manning, p.342.
2. Manning, p.336.
3. Norfolk Historic Environmental Record No. 11047, Norfolk Heritage Explorer, accessed 28 June 2011.
4. National Trust, Darrow Wood: Overview, accessed 29 December 2018