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Fotheringhay motte and bailey castle

A Scheduled Monument in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire

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Castle: earthworks of late c12 from the position of outer bailey
Castle: largely rebuilt by Edmund Duke of York d.1402 but almost entirely demolished by early c18
Castle: surviving masonry from castle with plaques to Richard III & Mary Queen of Scots
Castle: surviving masonry from castle with plaque relating to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots in 1587
Castle: surviving masonry with church in background & River Nene on left

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Entry Name: Fotheringhay motte and bailey castle

Scheduled Date: 9 October 1981

Last Amended: 3 September 1992

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1012072

English Heritage Legacy ID: 13641

County: Northamptonshire

Civil Parish: Fotheringhay

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northamptonshire

Church of England Parish: Fotheringhay St Mary the Virgin and All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Peterborough

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Fotheringhay motte and bailey castle

A Scheduled Monument in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire