The recent article on Pevensey Castle had more implications for working out whether it was slighted in 1216 that I first realised. It's handy to have time to read through articles in their entirety. https://richardthecastellan.wordpress.com/2023/01/29/another-piece-of-the-pevensey-puzzle/ #PevenseyCastle #CastleSlighting #SussexArchaeologicalCollections #MedievalArchaeology

Tonight I find myself thinking about Raglan Castle and the Parliamentarian efforts to demolish it in 1646. The undermining of two walls of the Great Tower was pretty effective. Leaving the ruined shell looks like a statement. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raglan_Castle_Sept18.jpg #castles #Wales #CastleSlighting

Naturally I skipped to the bit which discussed the events of 1216 when John ordered the castle's destruction. In short it says it's not clear cut whether the orders were followed.

That's absolutely right, and I explore the subject in detail in a paper I've submitted to the Sussex Archaeological Collections. Hopefully it will appear in the next volume as that would be a neat bridge from this one. #PevenseyCastle #CastleSlighting #SussexArchaeologicalCollections #Sussex #archaeology #castles

Lila Rakoczy's PhD thesis is the definition work on castles 🏰 destroyed or damaged as a result of the British Civil War in the 17th century. I was just able to add to Wikipedia more detail to the description of the possible slighting of Clitheroe Castle in Lancashire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitheroe_Castle#15th_to_17th_century

#CastleSlighting #ClitheroeCastle #castles