Barton upon Humber Castle

In the civil parish of Barton upon Humber. In the historic county of Lincolnshire (Modern Authority of North Lincolnshire, 1974 county of Humberside).

King writes Stephanic, built after 1139. Papal Bull of 1147 makes reference to the presence in Barton of 'a mansion outside the castle' which belonged to Bardney Abbey. There is no post C13 reference to Barton Castle. William Smith Hesleden's account of the Hily a creation of C12 and was likely to have been an earth and timber structure all long gone. William Smith Hesleden's account of the History of Barton, written in the 1850s hypothesised that it stood on the site of what is now the Old Mill Inn and Restaurant beside the Market Place. The extensive excavations carried out on the pagan Anglo-Saxon cemetery in that area revealed no sign of a medieval fortifications and it now seems more likely that the massive ditch recently found immediately to the east of the chancel of St. Peter's church is likely to be part of the outer defences of Barton's castle.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TA03212179

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 79013
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record. In particular 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website, or elsewhere.

• Web site links
  • http://www.barton-net.org/history/history_pt2b.html
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p44
    Bryant, G.F., 1994 (2edn), The early history of Barton-upon-Humber (Barton WEA)
    Roffe, David, 1993, 'Castles' in Bennett, S. and Bennett, N. (eds), An Historical Atlas of Lincolnshire (University of Hull Press) p40-1
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p264
    Brown, 1906, Notes on the Earlier History of Barton on Humber (London) Vol1 p93, 98-9
• Journal Articles
  • Bradley, Jeremy, 2002, 'Excavations at Barrow Road, Barton on Humber 1999-2000' Lincolnshire History and Archaeology Vol37
    Youngs, S.M., Clark, J. and Barry, T.B., 1984, 'Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1983' Medieval Archaeology Vol28 p223 [downloadable via http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/resources.html?medarch]