Lavendon Castle

Lavendon Castle stood to the north of the village of Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, England.

The frost covered earthworks on the left are the NW boundary of an inner bailey associated with the Lavendon motte & bailey castle

A motte or ringwork and bailey were mentioned in a pipe roll of 1192–3. It was probably built by a member of the Bidun family, and later belonged to the Pevers.[1] The motte was destroyed in 1944 when much 12th-century pottery was found. A farmhouse and garden terracing built in the 17th century have effectively destroyed the former mound and today only earthworks remain.[2]

References
  1. Page, William, ed. (1927). "Parishes: Lavendon". A History of the County of Buckingham. Vol. 4. London: Victoria County History. pp. 379–387 – via British History Online.
  2. Somerset Fry, Plantagenet (1980). The David & Charles book of castles. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 252. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3.


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