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while the lower part shows marks of fire. The gable ends too 

 appear to have been raised to give the roof a higher pitch. At 

 the farm-honse adjoining the barn was a small cottage, formerly 

 a chapel, but it has been some time removed. This property 

 belonged to the Abbey of Kingswood. At the dissolution of 

 monasteries it was granted to the family of Potntz, who 

 alienated it to the Estcourts." 



The party reached Beverstone soon after one o'clock, and Mr. 

 Gaklick having kindly offered his lawn and any accomodation 

 his house afforded, luncheon was soon improvised under the 

 shade of the trees, after which they proceeded to explore the 

 ruins of the ancient Castle. These ruins are little known beyond 

 the district around Beverstone, but will amply repay a visit. 

 Some portions of the buildings are well preserved, and the 

 arch- way, guard-room, and warder's lodge, forming the principal 

 entrance are nearly entire. From the top of the south tower 

 an extensive view is obtained over the smTOunding country. 

 Here Mr. Platne read the following paper. — 



Notes on Beverstone Castle by Mr. Platne. 



^' The ruined Castle at Beverstone is interesting, — in the first 

 place, as illustrating by its history several important epochs in 

 the general histoiy of our country, and secondly for its ecclesias- 

 tical remains. 



Before calling attention to the accompanying plans of the two 

 chapels which still exist in the north-west tower, I will briefly 

 state a few particulars of the history of the Castle. In giving 

 these historic details I pretend to no original research, but 

 merely collate from our county historians, Atkyns, Euddee, 

 BiGiiAND, and Fosbrooke. 



A Castle appears to have stood here in the reign of King 

 Edward the Confessor, for it is recorded that about the year 

 1050, Earl Godwin and his sons, in rebellion against the King, 

 raised a great force and took up their quarters at Beverstone, and 

 some of the accounts expressly state that they seized the Castle. 

 The manor of Beverstone belonged to the nunnery of Berkeley, 



