Hamsterley Castles

  • Description

    "The Castle at South Bedburn is the remains of a large stone-built enclosure. It is surrounded by a large dry-stone rubble wall. Although no firm date can be given to the site it seems likely that the structure was built sometime in the 5th to 7th centuries AD by a local king who still wanted Roman-style military forts but lacked the technological skills to construct a true fort...."
  • Owner

    Gatehouse Gazetter
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
  • License

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  • Further information

    Link: https://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/4387.html
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 4 hours, 3 minutes ago
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