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The one-eyed dragon

Strike the wart!

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Illustration: The one-eyed dragon
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The one-eyed dragon

One eye, one wart.

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What's there
Motte and moat
Legend from
Castle Carlton
Tone
Heroic
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Before you go

Earthworks in woodland; a public footpath skirts them. Check before you go.

  • Castle Carlton
  • Near A157
  • The pin marks the spot.

A dragon with one eye.

Sir Hugh Bardolph fought a man-eating one-eyed dragon at Carlton during a storm. Lightning blinded it, and he stabbed its one weak spot, a wart on its leg. Now only an overgrown motte and moat remain.

Sources

  1. Castle Carlton, Wikipedia —
  2. Sir Hugh Bardolph & the Dragon, Lincolnshire Folk Tales Project (Nottingham Trent University, 2024-25) —
  3. Castle Carlton (DLI1572), Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer —
  4. Carlton Castle, dragon slayer, new town, Secret Lincs —

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