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Basing House

Medieval motte and bailey castle with keep, possibly 12th century in date, converted to a fortified house after 1531, and with 17th century defences. ...

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Filed Under: Hampshire Tagged With: Castles

Wallingford Castle

Medieval motte and bailey castle, built circa 1067-71, slighted 1652. Limited excavations have revealed part of the castle ditch, South curtain wall, ...

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Filed Under: Berkshire Tagged With: Castles, Green Flag Award Winners

Donnington Castle

The striking twin-towered 14th- century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive ...

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Filed Under: Berkshire Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

Beaumys Castle

The remains of a moated manorial site, probably a fortified house. All that remains is the moat, partly water filled with an outer bank, which ...

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Filed Under: Berkshire Tagged With: Castles

Shirburn Castle

Shirburn Castle

Castle constructed circa 1378 on the site of a moated grange, altered in 1720 and the early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick which is ...

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Filed Under: Oxfordshire Tagged With: Castles

Oxford Castle Plan

Oxford Castle

The Castle has an exciting visitor attraction 'Oxford Castle Unlocked' St George's Tower is thought to date back to Saxon times, the Tower is a ...

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Filed Under: Oxfordshire Tagged With: Attraction, Castles

Hanwell Castle

Castellated manor house begun c.1498. Most of the building was demolished in the C18th and the remains used as a farmhouse. The south west tower and ...

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Filed Under: Oxfordshire Tagged With: Castles

Greys Court

An intimate family home and peaceful estate set in the rolling hills of the Chilterns. This picturesque 16th-century mansion and tranquil gardens were ...

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Filed Under: Oxfordshire Tagged With: Castles, Gardens, Houses, National Trust

Deddington Castle

An 11th century motte and bailey castle, with a bailey to the west of the motte, and a ditched enclosure to the east which contained 4 fishponds. The ...

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Filed Under: Oxfordshire Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

Broughton Castle

Broughton Castle

"Broughton Castle ... about the most beautiful castle in all England ... for sheer loveliness of the combination of water, woods and picturesque ...

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Filed Under: Oxfordshire Tagged With: Castles, Gardens, Houses

Banbury Castle

Site of a castle, demolished in 1648 and now built over. Excavation in 1973-74 uncovered three phases. Firstly a castle, built circa 1125-36, of ...

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Filed Under: Oxfordshire Tagged With: Castles

Ham Court

Also known as Bampton Castle. The gatehouse and curtain wall of an early 14th century castle built for Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, who ...

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Filed Under: Oxfordshire Tagged With: Castles

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