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The Castle's history

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A number of distinct phases in the history and development of the Castle and the Castle site are beginning to emerge.

These include:

Possible late prehistoric enclosure
Possible Saxon Settlement
Norman occupation
The Fitswarines
Rebuilding of the keep in stone by Fulk Fitswarine III circa 1222
Creation of the medieval garden
Building of the Elizabethan Cottage
The decline of the Castle and the removal of stone for house and road building
The Lloyd family
Victorian representation
20th century uses
Recent repairs and improvements to the Castle and Grounds

Understanding the Castle as we see it today necessitates the peeling away of all these layers. The Trust is indebted to English Heritage who have sponsored Peter Brown Associates to undertake a research project which is revealing new and exciting insights into the Castles history.

More information about the history of the Castle will be published on this site as it comes into the public domain.

 

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Last modified: May 06, 2007