Bolbec Castle or Bolebec Castle, was a castle in the village of Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England.

History

The motte and bailey castle was illegally built for Hugh II de Bolbec, Lord of Whitchurch during the Anarchy of 1147 and its building was criticized by Pope Eugene III.

Bolbec Castle

It is thought to have had a masonry keep and the deep defences of the motte enhanced naturally defensive ground. The triangular bailey is now separated from its motte by Castle Lane.

Bolbec Castle

Oliver Cromwell was responsible for its destruction in the English Civil War (1642–51).

Bolbec Castle

The surviving earthworks are a scheduled monument.

See also

Castles in Great Britain and Ireland

English feudal barony

List of castles in England

References

Sources and further reading

External links

Castles in Buckinghamshire

Scheduled monuments in Buckinghamshire

Aylesbury Vale

Buildings and structures completed in 1147

12th-century architecture in the United Kingdom

1147 in England