Record Details
| NHER Number: | 46817 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Bailey Gate |
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Summary
The remains of the 13th century gate to the bailey of Castle Acre Castle. The gate is rectangular in plan, with an inner and outer archway and two round towers.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 8172 1515 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF81NW |
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| Parish: | CASTLE ACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April 1987. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Bailey Gate. 13th century. Rubble flint, stone dressings. Rectangular on plan with inner and outer arches, 2 round towers to north. North arch of unmoulded stone blocks, jambs dying into wall. Interior rere'arch. South side has 2 unmoulded stone block arches with interior rere'arch, supported by quoined piers."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
S. Spooner (NLA), 30 August 2006. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 19 February 2020.
Monument Types
- GATE (Medieval to 21st Century - 1400 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1999. [Photogrpah of the Baily Gate at Castle Acre Castle]. 28 February. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077681. |
Related records
| 43123 | Part of: Castle Acre planned town (Monument) |
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