Bailey Gate

Local nameBailey Gate
LocationCastle Acre, UK

Castle Acre Castle and town walls are a set of ruined medieval defences built in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk. The castle was built soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, at the intersection of the River Nar and the Peddars Way. William constructed a motte-and-bailey castle during the 1070s, protected by large earthwork ramparts, with a large country house in the centre of the motte. Soon after, a small community of Cluniac monks were given the castle's chapel in the outer bailey; under William, the second earl, the order was given land and estates to establish Castle Acre Priory alongside the castle. A deer park was created nearby for hunting.

After civil war broke out in England in 1135, the third earl, also called William, set about improving the defences of the castle. He began to build a tall keep on top of the motte, reinforcing the surrounding earthworks with stone walls.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Acre_Bailey_Gate

Official Website https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/castle-acre-castle-and-bailey-gate/

Address 26 Bailey Gate, Castle Acre PE32 2BQ, United Kingdom

Coordinates 52°42'12.789" N 0°41'17.718" E

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