124 PORTLAND. 



" to have been the keep of the Castle it seems very 

 " ancient its figure a Pentagon on its top are several 

 " Machicolations and loop holes. The foundation of it was 

 " much above the top of the tower of the Church and it 

 " must have been almost impregnable before the Invention 

 " of Ordnance. It is vulgarly called Bowe and Arrow 

 " Castle and the Castle of Kufus probably from a supposition 

 " or some tradition that it was built by that King. Anno 

 "1142 it was taken by Eobert Earl of Gloucester from King 

 " Stephen for the Empress Maud." 



Referring to the description of the Castle given by the authorities, 



the wall on the south side has now disappeared, and the entrance 



which formerly existed is now represented by the present archway. 



No trace remains of the " steppes of stone " referred to in Grose's 



Antiquities and Coker's Dorset. 



As to the extent of the Castle we have no evidence, but I may 

 here refer to the name of the field adjoining the Castle known as 

 Castle "Hays." The word "Hays" probably means an enclosure, 

 and is identical with the Haha fence. A view of the Castle as it 

 existed in 1756 is still extant (see Grose's Antiquities). 



THE CHURCH. 



Hutchins, in his History of Dorset, gives the following description 

 of the Church : 



"Dedicated to St. Andrew 1475 was a large, ancient, but 

 "rude fabric situated at the southern extremity of the 

 " Island, so near that, to preserve encroachments, the 

 " Islanders were obliged to wall the banks to an incredible 

 " height. At the time of taking the Nona Inquisitiones in 

 " the Reign of Edward III. it appears to have been burnt 

 " and destroyed by the enemy. It consisted of a Chancel 

 " and body very low and tiled which seemed to have been 

 " built at different times. The tower was plain and 

 " moderately high, but had no bell in it and was detached 

 " near a yard from the body. The inconveniency of its 



