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Gannocks Castle, Bedfordshire

Gannocks Castle is a defensive mediæval moated enclosure near Tempsford, Bedfordshire. The site is believed to be built on the same spot as an earlier Danish Fortress referred to in the Anglo-Saxon chronicle as being constructed in AD 921 and captured later that year by Edward the Elder. It is within the council area of Central Bedfordshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1013419.

Primary Name(s): Gannocks Castle
Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Bedfordshire
Lat, Long: 52.162518,-0.30505798
Grid Reference: TL 1603 5293
Civil Parish: Tempsford CP
Council Area: Central Bedfordshire CA
Police Area: Bedfordshire PA
GBPN ID:  GBPN301974

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Gannocks_Castle,_Bedfordshire_301974