Castlefacts³

Most of the sites or buildings recorded in this web site are NOT open to the public and permission to visit a site must always be sought from the landowner or tenant.

Books

• Knox, Richard, 2015, 'The medieval fortified sites of Leicestershire and Rutland' in Medieval Leicestershire: Recent research on the Medieval Archaeology of Leicester (Liecestershire Fieldworks 3) p. 123-42
• Goodall, John, 2011, The English Castle 1066-1650 (Yale University Press) passim
• Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 34
• Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p. 138
• Furtado, Peter et al (eds), 1988, Ordnance Survey guide to castles in Britain (London) p. 134
• Hartley, R.F., 1987, The Medieval Earthworks of North-East Leicestershire (Leicester: Leicestershire Museums, Art Galleries and Records Service) p. 5-6
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; revised by Elizabeth Williamson with Geoffrey K Brandwood, 1984, Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland (Harmondsworth) p. 62-65
• King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1
• Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p. 186
• Renn, D.F., 1973 (2 edn.), Norman Castles of Britain (London: John Baker) p. 105
• Hoskins, W.G. (ed), 1954, VCH Leicestershire Vol. 2 p. 184
• Armitage, Ella, 1912, The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (London: John Murray) p. 102-3 online copy
• Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (London: Methuen and Co)
• Wall, C., 1907, 'Ancient Earthworks' in Page, Wm, (ed), VCH Leicestershire Vol. 1 p. 255-6 (plan) online copy
• Mackenzie, J.D., 1896, Castles of England; their story and structure (New York: Macmillan) Vol. 1 p. 410-12 online copy
• Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol. 2 (London) p. 342-7 online copy
• Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 Part 2 p. 236, 403 online copy
• Eller, 1841, History of Belvoir Castle (London)
• Flower, J., 18225, Views of ancient buildings in the town and county of Leicester (Leicester: W.Day) online copy
• Nichols, J., The History and Antiquities of Leicestershire Vol 2.1 p. 22- online copy
• Buck, Samuel and Nathaniel, 1774, Buck's Antiquities (London) Vol. 1 p. 158-9

Antiquarian

• Camden, Wm, 1607, Britannia (placed in Lincolnshire) hypertext critical edition by Dana F. Sutton (2004)
• Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England  (Sutton Publishing) p. 282, 299, 351
• Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1907, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (London: Bell and Sons) Vol. 1 p. 97-8 online copy

Journals

• Speight, Sarah, 2008, ''Castles as Past Culture: Living with Castles in the Post-Medieval World' Cha^teau Gaillard Vol. 23 p. 385-94
• Creighton, O.H., 1997, 'Early Leicestershire Castles: Archaeology and Landscape History' Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol. 71 p. 31 online copy
• Harfield, C.G., 1991, 'A Hand-list of Castles Recorded in the Domesday Book' English Historical Review Vol. 106 p. 371-392 view online copy (subscription required)
• Thompson, M.W., 1986, 'Associated monasteries and castles in the Middle Ages: a tentative list' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 143 p. 308
• Cantor, Leonard, 1977-8, 'The Medieval Castles of Leicestershire' Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol. 53 p. 35 online copy
• Brown, R. Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol. 74 p. 249-280 (Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p. 90-121) view online copy (subscription required)
• Hussey, 1956, Country Life Vol. 120 p. 1402-5 (suggested traces of the old castle)
• Walker, John Holland,, 1937, 'Belvoir Castle' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol. 41 p. 87-90
• Round, J.H., 1907, 'The origin of Belvoir Castle' English Historical Review Vol. 22 p. 508-10 available via JSTOR
• Clark, G.T., 1889, 'Contribution towards a complete list of moated mounds or burhs' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 46 p. 197-217 esp. 210 (mislocated in Rutland) online copy
• W.D., 1873, The Antiquary Vol. 3 p. 229-31 (not very useful)

Guide Books

• The Duke of Rutland, n.d., Belvoir Castle (Derby: English Life Publications)

Primary Sources

• Hardy, T.D. (ed.), 1844, Rotuli de Liberate ac de Misis et Praestitis Regnante Johanne (Record Commission) p. 34 view online copy
• Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1266-72) Vol. 6 p. 33 online copy
• Dugdale, William (Caley, J., Ellis, H. and Bandinel, B. (eds)), 1817-30 (originally pub. 1655-73), Monasticon Anglicanum (London) Vol. 3 p. 288 (mention of castellum in 1088 priory foundation charter) online copy
• Rickard, John, 2002, The Castle Community. The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422 (Boydell Press) (lists sources for 1272-1422) p. 284-5

Other

• Creighton, O.H., 1998, Castles and Landscapes: An Archaeological Survey of Yorkshire and the East Midlands (PhD Thesis University of Leicester) p. 136-8, 381-2 online copy

External Links

• Abaroth's World
• Great Castles (photo gallery)
• Belvoir Castle
• Castlegate.net
• CastleUK.net
• Charles Taylor's ecastles
• Historic Houses Association