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Cymbeline's Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle near Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire. It occupies a prominent position on the northern edge of the Chiltern escarpment, overlooking the villages of Ellesborough and Little Kimble. The motte measures about 140ft in diameter and between 20-25ft in height. A level area on the summit, about 50ft wide, indicates where a timber tower stood. There are two baileys, the larger measuring about 130ft across and enclosed by a broad ditch. The monument is within the council area of Buckinghamshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1013941.
Primary Name(s): Cymbeline's Castle
Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Buckinghamshire
Lat, Long: 51.749796,-0.79543539
Grid Reference: SP 8325 0636
Civil Parish: Ellesborough CP
Council Area: Buckinghamshire CA
Police Area: Thames Valley PA
GBPN ID: GBPN301243
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Cymbeline%27s_Castle,_Buckinghamshire_301243
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1013941.
Primary Name(s): Cymbeline's Castle
Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Buckinghamshire
Lat, Long: 51.749796,-0.79543539
Grid Reference: SP 8325 0636
Civil Parish: Ellesborough CP
Council Area: Buckinghamshire CA
Police Area: Thames Valley PA
GBPN ID: GBPN301243
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Cymbeline%27s_Castle,_Buckinghamshire_301243