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Listed Building record TQ 85 SW 191 - RUINS OF BARBICANS AND DAM AT LEEDS CASTLE
Summary
Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1200 to 1299. Ruins of barbicans and dam at Leeds Castle. The barbican is a triple barbican. The outer barbican is rectangular in plan, aligned north-south, with a curved south-west corner. It is connected to the dam by stone wall. The inner barbican is roughly rectangular in plan, parallel to the east of the outer barbican, with deep room, and has a possible guard room, immediately to south of the bridge.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 8354 5319 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ85SW |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BROOMFIELD AND KINGSWOOD, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LEEDS, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> DOE (HHR) Borough of Maidstone Kent 18 December 1985 3 (OS Card Reference). SKE39921.
<2> Bldgs of Eng-West Kent & the Weald 1980 371 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38149.
<3> Arch Cant 95 1979 296 (D Nash) (OS Card Reference). SKE36225.
<4> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE39921 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Borough of Maidstone Kent 18 December 1985 3.
- <2> SKE38149 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng-West Kent & the Weald 1980 371 (J Newman).
- <3> SKE36225 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 95 1979 296 (D Nash).
- <4>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #27763 Barbicans and dam, ]
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Record last edited
Sep 14 2021 6:33PM