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Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle

A Medieval motte and bailey castle built in 1068 extended and rebuilt during the 13th and 14th century with 15th century additions. The castle was ...

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Filed Under: Warwickshire Tagged With: Attraction, Castles

Maxstoke Castle

Maxstoke Castle

Fortified manor house or castle, built circa 1345, and partly remodelled by the Earl of Stafford a century later. The surviving remains consist of a ...

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Filed Under: Warwickshire Tagged With: Castles

Caludon Castle

The ruins, earthwork and buried remains of the moated site known as Caludon Castle no within Caludon Castle Park, one of Coventry's Formal Parks. It ...

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Filed Under: Warwickshire Tagged With: Castles

Baginton Castle

Also known as Bagot's Castle, the standing and buried remains of Baginton or Bagot's Castle probably built circa 1397 by Sir William Bagot. Bagot's ...

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Filed Under: Warwickshire Tagged With: Castles

Astley Castle

Now in the hands of the Landmark Trust, Astley Castle is undergoing restoration. Ruins of a country house, surrounded by a moat and defensive wall. ...

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Filed Under: Warwickshire Tagged With: Castles

Woodcroft Castle

Woodcroft Castle

Part of a moated and fortified manor house, built in the late 13th century. The west range and a circular corner tower survive, with a later wing ...

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Filed Under: Cambridgeshire Tagged With: Castles

Thorpe Waterville Castle

Castle crenellated in 1301 by Walter de Langton, Bishop of Lichfield. The existing building, early 14th century and now used as a barn, was the great ...

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Filed Under: Northamptonshire Tagged With: Castles

Rockingham Castle

Rockingham Castle

Castle founded by William the Conqueror as a motte and bailey in 1066, rebuilt during the reign of Edward I as a residence and fortified in 1323. The ...

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Filed Under: Leicestershire Tagged With: Attraction, Castles, Gardens, Houses

Northborough Manor

Northborough Manor

Manor house, built 1330-40 by the de la Mare family. The hall and gatehouse survive, with early 16th and early 17th century alterations. The house is ...

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Filed Under: Northamptonshire Tagged With: Castles

Lilbourne Castle

A Motte and Bailey Castle on marshy ground on the left bank of the Avon, consisting of a mound with a bailey SSE, and another smaller enclosure to the ...

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Filed Under: Northamptonshire Tagged With: Castles

Fotheringhay Castle

Fotheringhay Castle

12th century motte and bailey castle surviving as an earthwork. The castle keep and inner curtain wall were extensively repaired during Edward IVs ...

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Filed Under: Northamptonshire Tagged With: Castles

Barnwell St. Andrew's Castle

Barnwell Castle

Also known as Barnwell St. Andrew's Castle it was constructed in 1266. It was oblong in plan with round and D-shaped corner towers and a gatehouse at ...

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Filed Under: Northamptonshire Tagged With: Castles

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