Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset: Archaeological Investigations 1930-90

• Main Author: White, Peter (auth)
• Other Authors: Cook, Alan (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Antiquaries of London 2015
• Subjects: Castles & fortifications; History; Archaeology; castle; archaeological investigation; sherborne; antiquarian; dorset; walter ralegh; roger bishop of salisbury; digbys of sherbourne; Ashlar; Curtain wall (fortification); Gatehouse; Keep; Pottery
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Sherborne Old Castle was built in Dorset in about 1122-35. The fortified palace was one of several major building projects undertaken by Roger, Bishop of Salisbury. Although Sherborne Old Castle was altered over the next four centuries, most of its original structural elements were retained until th...