Castle Camps Village Defences
Has been described as a Certain Urban Defence
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Castle Camps Village Defences |
| Alternative Names | Campo |
| Historic Country | Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely |
| Modern Authority | Cambridgeshire |
| 1974 Authority | Cambridgeshire |
| Civil Parish | Castle Camps |
Original village was in outer bailey of Castle Camps castle Said to have moved after Black Death to current position.
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | TL626424 |
| Latitude | 52.0565910339355 |
| Longitude | 0.368110001087189 |
| Eastings | 562600 |
| Northings | 242400 |
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Books
- Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p. 79, 265
Journals
- Bond J., 2001, 'Earthen Castles, Outer Enclosures and the Earthworks at Ascott d'Oilly Castle, Oxfordshire' Oxoniensia Vol. 46 p. 67-8 (Appendix: Earthwork castles with attached village enclosures) online copy
- Taylor, C.C., 1973, 'Cambridgeshire earthwork surveys: motte and bailey castle and deserted village, Castle Camps' Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society Vol. 64 p. 38-41 (plan) online copy
Other
- English Heritage, 2012, Heritage at Risk Register 2012 East of England (London: English Heritage) p. 28 online copy
- English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011 East of England (London: English Heritage) p. 27 online copy