Fotheringhay Castle
Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Northamptonshire, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Barnwell Castle, 4.8 mi away.
Fotheringhay Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Barnwell Castle
4.8 mi away
Castles in Northamptonshire
11
England
About Fotheringhay Castle
Fotheringhay Castle, also known as Fotheringay Castle, was a High Middle Age Norman Motte-and-bailey castle in the village of Fotheringhay 3+1⁄2 miles (6 kilometres) to the north of the market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire, England (grid reference TL061930). It was probably founded around 1100 by Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton.
From the Wikipedia article on Fotheringhay Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fotheringhay Castle sits at 52.5242, -0.4357 in Northamptonshire. The closest other castles are Barnwell Castle (4.8 mi), Benefield Castle (5.4 mi) and Thorpe Waterville Castle (7.6 mi). Northamptonshire has 11 castles in all.
