The Gatehouse website record for Lodsworth Castle

In the civil parish of Lodsworth. In the historic county of Sussex (Modern Authority of West Sussex, 1974 county of West Sussex).

Strong C13 Motte. Excavation in 1964 revealed weak palisade, otherwise inconclusive. The motte is 6m high and grass covered. Close to river crossing. Jones lists a castle at Selham separately to the one at Lodsworth (qv). He references Holden in regard to this. Does Holden describe a second site? Has Jones confused the report and produced two sites? I think he confused the location given by Holden in his report and assumed that the motte very near to Selham must be a separate motte from one at Lodsworth, when, in fact, they appear to be the same. Lodsbridge Mill, mentioned in the title of Holden's paper is directly north of the motte but over the river.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU93362104

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This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 249875
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