Rushton

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Gaultney; Galclint

In the civil parish of Rushton. In the historic county of Northamptonshire (Modern Authority of Northamptonshire, 1974 county of Northamptonshire).

According to John of Hexham, there was a castle and treasure-house of William d'Albibi at Galclint (Gaultney) which was captured by Count Alan of Britanny in 1140. In 1141, Alan had been captured by the Earl of Chester, who starved him into surrendering the castle. The location has been identified from the English Place Name Society. The position is in a wooded area covered in opencast workings which could have engulfed any evidence of a castle. Possible motte in Gaultney Wood identified by Renn as possibly the castle. King just writes Gaultney is vanished. Salter writes area completely altered by opencast mining though this is not apparent from maps and area certainly mainly unchanged since 1891. Area isolated from settlement. No record of DMV in area.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP823840

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 1391926
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.

• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p76
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p319, 322n34, 35
    Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)