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Kingerby Castle

Coordinates: 53°25′17″N 0°24′45″W / 53.4214°N 0.4124°W / 53.4214; -0.4124
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Kingerby Castle
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England
The early 19th century Kingerby Hall, built on the site of Kingerby Castle
Kingerby Castle is located in Lincolnshire
Kingerby Castle
Kingerby Castle
Coordinates53°25′17″N 0°24′45″W / 53.4214°N 0.4124°W / 53.4214; -0.4124
Grid referencegrid reference TF056928
TypeMotte and bailey
Site information
ConditionDestroyed, replaced by manor house and later house

Kingerby Castle was in the small settlement of Kingerby some five miles north-west of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire.

It was a motte and bailey castle which was burnt down in 1216 by King John of England, before being fully destroyed in December 1218.[1] The motte was then altered to form a platform for a manor house which was built on the site. In 1812 the manor house was demolished and replaced by Kingerby Hall, which still stands on the site.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ Coulson, Charles (2004). Castles in Medieval Society: Fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages. Oxford University Press. p. 137. ISBN 9780199273638. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Kingerby Hall (349955)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ^ Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3.