Enigmatic earthworks, previously identified as a motte and bailey castle with evidence of a settlement within the outer bailey. Now considered to be more probably of Iron Age origin, though with medieval and/or later elements. The 'motte', severely mutilated by quarrying, measures 52 metres in diameter by 3.2 metres high, and its ditch is 2.3 metres deep. The inner enclosure has a bank and ditch 3.4 metres high dividing it from the outer enclosure, with a causeway entrance. There is evidence of settlement, agricultural activity and later quarrying within the bailey. (PastScape)Bicknoll Castle lay at the centre of five contiguous estates of Gilbert de Breteuil at Domesday, and was probably the chief caput. (PastScape–ref. Creighton)

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Name	Bincknoll Castle, Broad Hinton
Alternative Names
Historic County	Wiltshire
Civil Parish	Broad Hinton
Type	Timber Castle
Confidence	Certain
Remains	Earthworks
Listed	Not listed
Scheduled Ancient Monument	No
Ordnance Survey Reference	SU107792
Eastings	410750
Northing	179210
Images of England Reference
PastScape Reference	221351
Historic Environment Record	SU17NW450

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Books

• Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of Wessex (Malvern) p88
• King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p498
• Pugh, R.B. and Crittall, Elizabeth (ed), 1957, VCH Wiltshire Vol1 pt1 p263

Journals

• Creighton, O.H., 2000, 'Early Castles in the Medieval Landscape of Wiltshire' Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Vol93 p115
• Downman, E.A. and Goddard, E.H., 1919 'Plans of Wiltshire Earthworks' Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Vol40
• Goddard, E.H., 1913-14, 'List of prehistoric, Roman and pagan Saxon antiquities' Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Vol38 p213
• Maskelyne, N.S., 1886-7, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Vol23 p190

Unpublished

• Field, D and Maxfield, C, 2003, EH Archaeological Survey Report AI/18/2003