Map of the Newark Castle site in the 18th century.

Cartographic

Printed

• The Rampton Tapestry Map, (see Muriel Clayton, 'A tapestry map of Nottinghamshire', Transactions of the Thoroton Society, 38, 1934)
• Ordnance Survey maps available from Local Studies Libraries
• Enclosure Maps and Tithe Awards available from the Nottinghamshire Archives Office

Manuscript

There are no major surviving medieval manuscripts depicting the castles of Nottinghamshire. Nottingham Castle and castle rock do appear as part of the initial letter illumination in a 14^th century manuscript but this is a rare example. Fortifications in general, however, do make popular subjects for illustration. A useful collection of examples can be found in Pamela Porter’s Medieval Warfare in Manuscripts, 2000.

 

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