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Clare Castle monitoring of masonry repairs |
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Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Survey of the masonry remains of the shell keep and bailey wall of Clare Castle were undertaken during consolidation and conservation work. Clare Castle dates back to the first period of castle building in Suffolk following the Norman Conquest. The remains date from different phases of development of the castle: the bailey wall is a striking example of Norman wall building which is likely to date to the 11th century. The shell keep is later as the treatment of the flint contrasts with the bailey wall and shows none of the indicators of Norman architecture. The use of brick and tile fragments in the core confirms its post Norman dating and the style of the buttresses suggests a later 13th century date; a period when the construction of this type of castle was coming to an end. The presence of later brickwork suggests that the remains of the castle were maintained in the post-medieval period, long after it had stopped being a residence, probably as a romantic ruin to enhance the landscape |
Author: |
David Gill
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Publisher: |
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2012
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Site: |
CLA 008 Clare Castle monitoring and recording fabric repairs |
County: |
Suffolk |
District: |
West Suffolk |
Parish: |
CLARE |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 577000, 245100 (Easting, Northing)
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suffolkc1-138611 |
OBIB: |
SCCAS report no 2012/186 |
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SCCAS client report, soft bound, A4, colour
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |