sentences:  The village of Goldington has now been incorporated into the town of Bedford, and the castle is now officially is located in Newnham ward.The mound is located on the north side of the River Ouse, three miles east of Bedford Castle and a mile west of Renhold Castle
  
  Controversy exists over the original purpose of the earthwork, particularly whether it was actually part of a castle site.Conventional wisdom states Risinghoe Castle was a timber Motte-and-bailey castle built sometime after the Norman Invasion of 1066.