The Gatehouse website record for Tempsford Town Defences

In the civil parish of Tempsford. In the historic county of Bedfordshire (Modern Authority of Bedfordshire, 1974 county of Bedfordshire).

'There are no significant above-ground remains of former medieval town defences or gates at … Tempsford' (Creighton and Higham). Bond dates this as C10 and puts in his 'New Anglo-Saxon burghal forts of no later urban significance' list. Is this the same as Gannock's Castle (qv)? Turner writes "The fort is usually said to be Cannock's Castle (qv)
The evidence that Tempsford was the site of the recorded Danish fortification of 921 is slight - Dyer considered that Beeston Berrys is a more likely site for the Danish fortress, although it is about 5 km. from Tempsford. - There seems to be no evidence whatsoever that Tempsford was an Anglo-saxon burghal site or an urban defences of any sort at any time.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL160529

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