Английская Википедия:Bury Castle, Brompton Regis

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Bury Castle near Brompton Regis in the English county of Somerset was an Iron Age univallate hillfort which was reused with the creation of a motte after the Norman Conquest. It has been designated as a scheduled monument.[1]

Iron Age fort

It is an oval enclosure just above the confluence of the River Haddeo and River Exe.[1] It is approximately Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide.[2]

Medieval period

In the late 1130s, a civil war, known as the Anarchy, broke out in England between the supporters of King Stephen and the Empress Matilda. A motte and bailey castle was built on the Bury Castle side, probably by William de Say. In 1198 Richard I confirmed that Brompton should be part of the inheritance of Matilda.[3]

The motte measures Шаблон:Convert and was placed on the southern tip of the promontory, with the bailey beyond around Шаблон:Convert across.[4][5]

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