▁to ▁have ▁been ▁inserted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁and ▁buildings ▁within ▁the ▁inner ▁ba iley ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁added ▁later ▁that ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁the ▁castle ▁decl ined ▁and ▁fell ▁into ▁dis rep air . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁it ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁its ▁building ▁stone ▁re - used . ▁In ▁ 1 3 7 7 ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁stone ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁B ic ester ▁Pri ory . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁two ▁arch ae ological ▁exc av ations ▁at ▁the ▁site , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁remains ▁were ▁re bur ied ▁after ward ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁extensive ▁earth works ▁are ▁visible ▁today . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 1 3 1 2 ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁was ▁esc ort ing ▁P iers ▁G av eston , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Corn wall ▁south ▁after ▁G av eston ' s ▁surrender ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁reb elli ous ▁ear ls ▁at ▁Sc ar borough ▁Castle . ▁The ▁party ▁stopped ▁to ▁rest ▁at ▁an ▁inn ▁in ▁D ed d ington . ▁P embro ke ▁had ▁guaranteed ▁G av eston ' s ▁safety ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁on ▁pain ▁of ▁for fe iting ▁his ▁lands , ▁but ▁he ▁left ▁G av eston ▁at ▁D ed d ington ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁visit ▁his ▁wife ▁at ▁B am pton ▁Castle , ▁about ▁ ▁away . ▁ ▁The ▁Earl ▁of ▁War