Richmont Castle, East Harptree: An Analytical Earthwork Survey
Author(s): Graham Brown
An earthwork survey of Richmont Castle was undertaken in March 2008. The castle ruins have been badly affected by stone robbing and later mining activity and all that remains is a small fragment of the rubble core of the curtain wall near the donjon and the partial remains of the donjon. The earthwork evidence shows that the castle includes two concentric banks and a third, possibly earlier, outer bank and ditch. The castle lies at the end of a spur with deep combes on either side. The western combe was dammed just below the donjon, providing a fishpond and watery landscape along the valley. Map evidence would suggest that there was a small park to the south and east of the castle as well as a possible deer course.
- Report Number:
- 73/2008
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 20
