England · Partial ruin
Bedford Castle
Bedford Castle was a large medieval motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Bedford, England, founded after 1100 and expanded substantially under Falkes de Bréauté in the early 13th century. It was besieged and slighted in 1224, and today only part of the motte survives within an archaeological park.
First raised
1100
Its prime
1220
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1220
The shape it held in its prime.
At its prime the site was a compact motte-and-bailey strongly edged with pale yellow-brown ashlar and rubble masonry: a circular stone-revetted motte topped by a probable shell keep with a taller central tower, surrounded by quadrangular curtain walls with regularly spaced flanking towers and a substantial gatehouse/barbican to the west. Inner and outer baileys were divided by an internal ditch and a stone-lined palisade; deep external ditches encircled the castle; a long rectangular great hall occupied the inner bailey and a postern watergate faced the River Great Ouse.
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7 places to explore in 1220.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Bedford Castle — including 1 interior: great hall within the inner bailey. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Bedford Castle with the fires lit.
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