Marshwood Castle
Marshwood Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle in Marshwood, Dorset, within the Vale of Marshwood. It was built by William de Mandeville following his elevation to Baron Marshwood in 1205 by King John, and is first recorded as a built castle in 1215.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Marshwood, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Remains of Marshwood Castle, 50 metres west of Lodge House Farmhouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shave Cross, Public House and Church of St Candida and Holy Cross.
Shave Cross, Public House
Pub
Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shave Cross, Public House is situated 3,700 feet east of Marshwood Castle.
Church of St Candida and Holy Cross
Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Candida and Holy Cross is an Anglican church in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England. A Saxon church stood on the site but nothing remains of that structure. Church of St Candida and Holy Cross is situated 1½ miles south of Marshwood Castle.
Pilsdon Pen
Peak
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pilsdon Pen is a 277-metre hill in Dorset in South West England, situated at the north end of the Marshwood Vale, approximately 4.5 miles west of Beaminster. Pilsdon Pen is situated 2 miles north of Marshwood Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pilsdon and Bettiscombe.
Pilsdon
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pilsdon is a hamlet and civil parish in the Dorset unitary authority area of Dorset, England. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 50.
Bettiscombe
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bettiscombe is a small village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale four miles west of Beaminster. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the population of the civil parish is 50.
Whitchurch Canonicorum
Village
Photo: Malcolm Etherington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitchurch Canonicorum is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale 5 miles west-northwest of Bridport. In the 2011 Census the parish – which includes the settlements of Morcombelake, Ryall and Fishpond Bottom – had a population of 684. Whitchurch Canonicorum is situated 1½ miles south of Marshwood Castle.
Marshwood Castle
- Categories: fortified house, mound, motte, chapel, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Marshwood, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.77574° or 50° 46′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.84582° or 2° 50′ 45″ westElevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
9C2VQ5G3+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1361944587OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Marshwood Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Marshwood Castle”
- Swedish: “Marshwood Castle”
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