Montacute Castle
| Montacute Castle | |
|---|---|
National Trust | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Battles/wars | 1068 uprising |
Montacute Castle was a castle built on a hill overlooking the village of Montacute, Somerset, England.
Details
Montacute Castle was built after the
The castle is strategically placed to overlook and control traffic on the Fosseway Roman road and the Somerset levels, so hampering any military movements, The location for the castle is also thought to have been a deliberate political statement by Robert: before the battle of Hastings, the Anglo-Saxons had discovered what they believed to be a holy cross on the hill.[5] Taken into battle by Harold Godwinson who held it in great esteem, "the holy cross" had also been used as the battle cry of the Anglo-Saxon army against the Normans.[5]
Robert made Montacute Castle the caput, or main castle, of his
The castle was no longer of military value and was left to decline, although the
Today the site is a
See also
References
- ^ Richardson, p.3.
- ^ Richardson, p.3; Pounds, p.68.
- ^ a b c Richardson, p.7.
- ^ Richardson, p.8.
- ^ a b Parishes: Montacute, A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3 (1974), pp. 210-224, accessed 13 July 2011; Richardson, p.3.
- ^ Pounds, p.64.
- ^ Richardson, p.4; Liddiard, p.35; Mackenzie, p.63.
- ^ Creighton, p.117; Richardson, p.4.
- ^ Richardson, pp.4, 7.
- ^ Richardson, p.7; Motte and bailey castle, Montacute, Somerset Historic Environment Record, Somerset County Council, accessed 14 July 2011.
- ^ Richardson, p.7, citing Adkins and Adkins (1989).
- ^ "St Michaels Hill, Montacute". National Trust. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Outdoor Adventure". National Trust. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Montacute Castle, Pastscape National Monuments Record, English Heritage, accessed 14 July 2011.
Bibliography
- Adkins L. and R. A. Adkins. (1989) "Excavation on St. Michael’s Hill," Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society 133, pp. 125–129.
- Creighton, Oliver Hamilton. (2005) Castles and Landscapes: Power, Community and Fortification in Medieval England. London: Equinox. ISBN 978-1-904768-67-8.
- Liddiard, Robert. (2005) Castles in Context: Power, Symbolism and Landscape, 1066 to 1500. Macclesfield, UK: Windgather Press. ISBN 0-9545575-2-2.
- Mackenzie, J. D. (1896) Castles of England. New York: Macmillan.
- Pounds, Norman John Greville. (1994) The Medieval Castle in England and Wales: a social and political history. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-45828-3.
- Richardson, Miranda. (2003) English Heritage Somerset Extensive Urban Survey: an Archaeological Assessment of Montacute. Somerset: Somerset County Council.