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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 56 SW 112 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Tilt-Yard (Site of) Lullingstone Castle |
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Summary
Site of tilt-yard in the flat area in the field across the road from the gatehouse. Built by Sir John Peche one of Henry VII's champion jousters. It is not known when it was removed and no trace of it survives but the bank on the west side for spectators remains.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5285 6440 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ56SW |
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| Parish: | EYNSFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TILTYARD (Abandoned, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1489 AD? to 1620 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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Site of tilt-yard in the flat area in the field across the road from the gatehouse. Built by Sir John Peche one of Henry VII's champion jousters. It is not known when it was removed and no trace of it survives.What does remain is the bank for spectators on the west side and artifacts, such as bridle bells, have been found by metal detectoring and are on show at Lullingstone Castle. (1-2)
<1> Pittman, S., 1983, Lullingstone Park: The Evolution of a Medieval Deer Park, Page 39 (Monograph). SKE11893.
<2> Pittman, S, 2003, Additional information from Susan Pittman concerning Lullingstone Park (Unpublished document). SKE11937.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Pittman, S.. 1983. Lullingstone Park: The Evolution of a Medieval Deer Park. Page 39. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Pittman, S. 2003. Additional information from Susan Pittman concerning Lullingstone Park. |
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