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Owston Ferry Castle

Owston Ferry Castle
Owston Ferry
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Owston Ferry Castle is located in Lincolnshire
Owston Ferry Castle
Owston Ferry Castle
Coordinates Coordinates: 53°29′32″N 0°47′12″W / 53.4923°N 0.7866°W / 53.4923; -0.7866
Grid reference grid reference SE806002
Site information
Controlled by North Lincolnshire Council
Open to
the public
yes
Condition ruin
Site history
Built c. 1070
rebuilt: 1174
Demolished 1095, 1174
Battles/wars Revolt of 1173–74

Owston Ferry Castle (also known as Kinnard's Ferry Castle) was in the village of Owston Ferry, some 12 kilometres (7 mi) to the north of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.

It is thought that the original castle on this site was erected soon after the Norman Conquest but that it was dismantled in 1095. It was rebuilt in 1173 by Roger de Mowbray to support Prince Henry in the conflict with his father Henry II who subsequently had the castle destroyed.

The site of the motte remains as a broad grassy mound. The surrounding area is now a Local Nature Reserve.


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