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The Tiltyard Dam at Kenilworth Castle

The Tiltyard Dam at Kenilworth Castle

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    March 27, 2025

    The dam was probably constructed in three phases; initially circa 1125, then subsequently raised by King John and lastly the western lane and bridge possibly 17th century. It is not known when the castle’s great defensive lake, created by the dam, was first called a Mere nor when the breach, shown here being repaired in 1964, was first called Hawkesworth’s Gap.

    At the end of the Civil War in 1649, Cromwell’s Parliamentarians were determined to ensure that the former Royalist strongholds would never again provide a safe haven for those who opposed the new republican parliament’s powers. So, Colonel Joseph Hawkesworth, MP was appointed to ‘slight’ or damage the castle beyond repair and it is said he breached the Tiltyard to drain the mere as part of the slighting.

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      Distance 150 m

      Uphill 10 m

      Downhill 10 m

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      Location: Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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