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Woodsford Castle

Surviving range of a 14th century fortified manor house, considerably altered subsequently. Built of roughly coursed ashlar with thatched roofs. ...

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Wareham Castle

The earthwork remains of a 12th century motte and bailey with a stone keep, last documented in 1216. The motte is 250 feet in diameter and 120 feet ...

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Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Old Castle

Coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike it has had a long and chequered history. After two sieges during the Civil War, visitors to the castle today ...

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Sandsfoot Castle

The remains of a Henrician artillery castle, built around 1541, by Henry VIII as part of his network of coastal defences to protect against French and ...

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Lulworth Castle

Surrounded by beautiful parkland with views of the Jurassic Coast, this 17th-century hunting lodge has remained in the same family since 1641. Since a ...

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Chideock Castle

The earthwork remains of a moated site of manorial status and associated enclosures, fishponds, building platforms and terraces within the field known ...

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Rufus Castle

The site of a castle, also known as Bow and Arrow Castle, captured in 1142 by Robert, Earl of Gloucester and rebuilt in the late 15th century. The ...

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Christchurch Castle

The remains of Christchurch Castle include parts of the mound-top keep, and more unusually the 12th-century riverside chamber block or 'Constable's ...

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The Tank Museum

The tank was a British invention that changed warfare for ever when it was introduced in World War One – and Bovington has been the home of the tank ...

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The Priest's House Museum

The Priest's House Museum is set in an historic town house where a series of period rooms takes the visitor back through the centuries. From the 17th ...

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Portland Castle

Overlooking Portland Harbour in Dorset stands one of Henry VIII’s finest coastal forts, built in the early 1540s to protect against French and Spanish ...

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Kingston Lacy House

Home of the Bankes family for more than 300 years, this striking 17th-century house was radically altered in the 19th century by Sir Charles Barry. ...

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Filed Under: Dorset Tagged With: Houses, National Trust, Sandford Award Winners

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