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42: 58: 351: 65: 228:, near the site of where Dunham Massey Hall is today. The motte is 24 metres (79 ft) in diameter and survives 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height. The site was surrounded by a moat which was later turned into an ornamental lake. Dunham Castle has been confused with 224:. Documentary evidence suggests the castle at Dunham was still standing in 1323. The castle fell into disuse between 1323 and 1362. It probably existed on a mound, or 57: 416: 392: 127: 204: 41: 385: 307: 421: 249: 200: 411: 378: 120: 237: 233: 275:. The Gatehouse - the comprehensive gazetteer of the medieval fortifications and castles of England and Wales 299: 358: 236:, but the two were separate castles, though both probably owned by de Masci. Dunham Castle was a 196: 105: 272: 303: 229: 225: 221: 90: 188: 20: 362: 405: 217: 192: 101: 323: 24: 142: 129: 216:
The castle is first referred to in 1173, in a document stating
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Wayne, Illinois
Oaklawn Farm

Dunham Castle is located in Greater Manchester
motte-and-bailey
Dunham Massey
Greater Manchester
Coordinates
53°22′58″N 2°23′58″W / 53.38274°N 2.399571°W / 53.38274; -2.399571
medieval castle
Dunham Massey
Greater Manchester
grid reference
SJ73428742
Hamo de Masci
Ullerwood
motte
Watch Hill Castle
Bowdon
Scheduled Ancient Monument
Castles in Greater Manchester


"Dunham Massey"
University of Manchester Archaeological Unit
ISBN
1-870695-25-9
"Dunham Castle"
English castle
stub

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