BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1309023
- Date first listed:
- 28-Oct-1987
- Statutory Address:
- BOLINGBROKE CASTLE, MOAT LANE
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- BOLINGBROKE CASTLE, MOAT LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- East Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bolingbroke
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 34911 65039
Details
BOLINGBROKE MOAT LANE
TF 36 NW
(west side)
1/32 Bolingbroke Castle
I
Former castle, now ruin. Founded 1220-1230 by Randulph de Blundevill,
Earl of Chester and Lincoln. Extended and altered C14 when it became part
of the Duchy of Lancaster. Rebuilding C15, and C16 but dereliction had
set in by 1600. In 1642 it was sleighted during the Civil War. Squared
greenstone rubble, ashlar dressings. Courtyard plan with octagonal and
round corner towers. Walls stand to about 6'0". The castle was the birth
place of King Henry IV, son of John of Gaunt. It was excavated in the
1960s. Scheduled Ancient Monument No 88. (In care of English Heritage).
Listing NGR: TF3491165039
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 196127
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing
