Etonbury Castle

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Etonbury Castle
Bedfordshire
Site information
Type Castle
ConditionEarthworks
Location
Bedfordshire UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Etonbury Castle
Shown within Bedfordshire
Coordinates 52°01′36″N0°15′51″W / 52.02672°N 0.26403°W / 52.02672; -0.26403
Grid reference grid reference TL183445

Etonbury Castle was a castle in the town of Arlesey, located near the road to Baldock, in the county of Bedfordshire, England (grid reference TL192379 ).

An ancient timber castle, attributed to the Danes, Etonbury Castle had a ringwork and one or two baileys.

The site was destroyed by a railway built through it. Only cropmarks and some earthworks remain.

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