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Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platform

A Scheduled Monument in Taunton Manor and Wilton, Somerset

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0154 / 51°0'55"N

Longitude: -3.1045 / 3°6'16"W

OS Eastings: 322619.847617

OS Northings: 124581.063795

OS Grid: ST226245

Mapcode National: GBR M1.J7BL

Mapcode Global: FRA 46DF.DCL

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platform

Scheduled Date: 25 July 1933

Last Amended: 8 January 2019

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1013541

English Heritage Legacy ID: 22851

County: Somerset

Electoral Ward/Division: Taunton Manor and Wilton

Built-Up Area: Taunton

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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