Peterborough Castle, also known as Mount Thorold and Touthill, was a medieval motte and bailey castle in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England.
| Peterborough Castle | |
|---|---|
| Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England | |
  Peterborough Castle | |
| Coordinates | 52°34′23″N 0°14′23″W / 52.5730°N 0.2396°W |
| Grid reference | grid reference TL194987 |
| Type | Motte and bailey |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Earthworks only survive |
Details
editPeterborough Castle was built by Abbot Thorold of Peterborough, a Norman appointed to the post by William the Conqueror.[1] A motte and bailey design was erected close to the cathedral, in what is now the Dean's garden.[2] Thorold built the castle to protect himself against the monks in the cathedral, during the turbulent post-conquest period.[3] The castle was destroyed by the 12th century abbot Martin de Bec.[3]
Today only the motte survives of the castle and is now between ten and twelve metres high.[3] The castle has scheduled monument status.[3]
See also
editBibliography
edit- Armitage, Ella. (1912) The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles. London: John Murray.
References
edit- ^ Armitage, p.185.
- ^ Armitage, p.186.
- ^ a b c d Mount Thorold, Peterborough, Gatehouse website, accessed 21 May 2011. Archived 10 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine