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The mound has never been properly excavated, although an investigation in 1850 did reveal parts of the existing wall and a few human bones. A local historian, J. L. Glasscock, made further minor attempts at excavation in 1900 but found only a few Roman coins of the Lower Empire. The most informative
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and rubble some 9 feet (2.7 m) thick. The later built keep, probably some 60–70 feet (18–21 m) high, stood within this wall and, to add to its prominence and remind Saxon inhabitants of the town and surrounding areas of Norman power and conquest, its exterior walls were probably painted
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castle would probably have taken place soon after 1086, although it is thought the keep was not constructed before 1135. The earth mound became the foundation for their familiar motte (mound) and bailey (courtyard) castle and its siting in the valley, as opposed to the usual high ground, was a
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word which means "forest clearing". The word "marr" is another Old Norse word, meaning "boggy place". If so, then this suggests that the later built Norman castle was built on an earlier site that was cleared out of damp woodland.
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find was the accidental discovery in the late 1990s, within the grounds, of a large number of human bones which, experts say, strongly suggests there may have been some kind of medieval hospital attached to the castle.
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white with a mixture of lime and chalk. The discovery of foundations consisting of flint and rubble suggest it was rectangular in shape, but while three of its sides were straight, the northern end was
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The remnants of wall that remain at the mound’s summit are those of the castle keep rebuilt by King John in 1214. The original well in the south-west corner is covered by a large steel plate.
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The 42 feet (13 m) high mound was surrounded by a moat and its top protected by a curtain wall of
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It was previously thought that Waytemore Castle got its name from the word "wayte", thought to be
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Only earthworks, the large motte and foundations of a square tower can now be seen.
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Norman built, or Saxon, the transition of Stortford’s wooden fortress to
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and bonded irregularly, in parts, with Roman bricks and medieval tiles.
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deliberate move to command the important river crossing.
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Bishop's Stortford
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Waytemore Castle is located in Hertfordshire
51°52′19″N 0°09′47″E / 51.871934°N 0.162959°E / 51.871934; 0.162959
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Normans
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
England
Grade I listed
motte and bailey
William the Conqueror
King John
crenellate
slighted
Civil War

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