Lavendon Castle
Appearance
Lavendon Castle stood to the north of the village of Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, England.52°10′47.7″N 0°39′31.8″W / 52.179917°N 0.658833°W
A motte or ringwork and bailey were mentioned in a pipe roll of 1192–3. The motte was destroyed in 1944 when much 12th-century pottery was found. A farmhouse and garden terracing built in the 17th century have effectively destroyed the former mound and today only earthworks remain.
References
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980, p. 252. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
- Lavendon Castle
- Photograph of earthworks