Chalgrave Castle

Chalgrave Castle stood to the south of the large village of Toddington, Bedfordshire.

Chalgrave Castle
Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
Site information
Type	Castle
Condition	No visible remains
Location
Chalgrave Castle Shown within Bedfordshire
Coordinates	51.9360°N 0.5337°W / 51.9360; -0.5337
Grid reference	grid reference TL009274
Site history
Built	c. 1086
Demolished	13th century

This was a timber motte and bailey castle, constructed in two phases, built during the 11th century (around 1086). By the 13th century, it had been abandoned.

The site was excavated in 1970, but has since been completely leveled. Nothing visible remains.

See also

• Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
• List of castles in England

References

• Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3

External links

• English Heritage Monument No. 359611
• Investigation History