Monument record TQ 86 SW 2 - Binbury motte and bailey castle

Summary

Motte and bailey castle with the remains of a masonry tower within the site of the bailey. The castle stands on the tableland of the North Downs and is now within the bounds of the former Detling airfield. The manor formed a portion of the holding of Bishop Odo of Bayeux. After the forfeiture of his lands the manor was granted to Gilbert de Magminot and afterwards passed with the adjacent manor of Thurnham to the de Northwordes.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 8116 6021 (140m by 118m)
Map sheet TQ86SW
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish THURNHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> VCH Kent 1 1908 422 illus (I C Gould) (OS Card Reference). SKE50888.

<3> MHLG Hollingbourn RD Kent Nov 1960 85 (OS Card Reference). SKE47122.

<4> Memorials of Old Kent 1907 180-2 (ed P H Ditchfield) (OS Card Reference). SKE46882.

<5> F1 CFW 20-JUL-61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42668.

<6> F2 ASP 12-JUL-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43104.

<7> DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112 (OS Card Reference). SKE40688.

<8> Norman Castles in Britain 1973 110 (D F Renn) (OS Card Reference). SKE47672.

<9> The Builder 27 1869 350 (OS Card Reference). SKE50155.

<10> The Builder 32 1874 625-6 (Clark) (OS Card Reference). SKE50156.

<11> Some Kentish Castles 1907 31-3 (H Sands) (OS Card Reference). SKE49506.

<12> Castellarium Anglicanum 1 1983 235 (D J Cathcart King) (OS Card Reference). SKE38606.

<13> Bldgs of Eng-NE & E Kent 1983 478 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38121.

<14> Arch J 46 1889 206 (G T Clark) (OS Card Reference). SKE36639.

<15> Field report for monument TQ 86 SW 2 - November, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4615.

<16> Field report for monument TQ 86 SW 2 - July, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4616.

<17> TOWER AT BINBURY CASTLE FROM THE SOUTH WEST (Photograph). SKE1451.

<18> Scott Wilson, 2002, Proposed Development on Land at Waterbrook: Environmental Impact Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE8134.

<19> Castle Studies Group, 2003, Castle Studies Group Newsletter 16 (Serial). SKE12008.

<20> Alan Ward, 2012, Binbury Castle, Thurnham, Nr. Maidstone, Kent Archaeological Review 189: 208-221 (Article in serial). SKE25111.

<21> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

Sources/Archives (21)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 422 illus (I C Gould).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: MHLG Hollingbourn RD Kent Nov 1960 85.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Memorials of Old Kent 1907 180-2 (ed P H Ditchfield).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 20-JUL-61.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 12-JUL-63.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Norman Castles in Britain 1973 110 (D F Renn).
  • <9> OS Card Reference: The Builder 27 1869 350.
  • <10> OS Card Reference: The Builder 32 1874 625-6 (Clark).
  • <11> OS Card Reference: Some Kentish Castles 1907 31-3 (H Sands).
  • <12> OS Card Reference: Castellarium Anglicanum 1 1983 235 (D J Cathcart King).
  • <13> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng-NE & E Kent 1983 478 (J Newman).
  • <14> OS Card Reference: Arch J 46 1889 206 (G T Clark).
  • <15> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 86 SW 2 - November, 1961.
  • <16> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 86 SW 2 - July, 1963.
  • <17> Photograph: TOWER AT BINBURY CASTLE FROM THE SOUTH WEST. OS61/F73/1. Black and White. Negative.
  • <18> Unpublished document: Scott Wilson. 2002. Proposed Development on Land at Waterbrook: Environmental Impact Assessment.
  • <19> Serial: Castle Studies Group. 2003. Castle Studies Group Newsletter 16.
  • <20> Article in serial: Alan Ward. 2012. Binbury Castle, Thurnham, Nr. Maidstone. KAR 189: 208-221. Kent Archaeological Review 189: 208-221.
  • <21>XY Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #864 Castle, ]

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Record last edited

Nov 2 2023 3:44PM