Burton in Lonsdale Castle was in the village of Burton in Lonsdale in North Yorkshire, England (grid reference SD649721).
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The Pipe Rolls for the reign of Henry II record that the castle's garrison in 1129–1130 consisted of a knight, ten sergeants, a gatekeeper, and a watchman.[1]
This was a motte castle with two baileys. In 1322 it was confiscated from the Mowbrays who had been in opposition to King Edward II.
The mound is still visible.
References
edit- Notes
- ^ Mentioned in Higham 1991, p. 81
- Bibliography
- Higham, Mary C. (1991), "The Mottes of North Lancashire, Lonsdale, and South Cumbria", Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society: 79–90
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
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