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Bletsoe Castle

Late 16th century country house, reduced from three to two storeys in the 19th century and subsequently modernised. Built of coursed limestone rubble ...

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Bedford Castle

The castle mound stands in public gardens. A motte and bailey castle erected c. 1100-1130; the castle sustained sieges in 1132, 1137, 1145 and 1153 ...

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Ampthill Castle

The area of Ampthill Park (public park) has probably been parkland since the 15th century when Ampthill Castle was built on the crest of the Greensand ...

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Filed Under: Bedfordshire Tagged With: Castles

Kimbolton Castle

Kimbolton Castle

Kimbolton Castle, originally a medieval castle, underwent many changes before the Great Rebuilding by Vanbrugh, Hawksmoor and Adam, as the country ...

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Filed Under: Huntingdonshire Tagged With: Castles

Huntingdon Castle

Huntingdon Castle lies in the southern part of the town near the bridge, and can be accessed from either Castle Moat Road or Castle Hill. An early ...

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Elton Hall

An extraordinary, romantic, part Gothic house which has been in the Proby family since 1660. The Hall, which stands in the midst of unspoilt ...

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

Conington Castle

Not open to the public. Mansion dating from the middle of the 16th century with addition and alterations of the beginning of the 17th century made by ...

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Filed Under: Huntingdonshire Tagged With: Castles

Buckden Towers

Located at Buckden Towers, the Claret Centre offers a range of facilities and services for the use of individuals and groups. Buckden Towers, or ...

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Filed Under: Huntingdonshire Tagged With: Castles, Cathedrals - Ecclesiastical

Wisbech Castle

Wisbech grew around the original Norman Castle, constructed by William the Conqueror at a strategically important location at the head of the estuary ...

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Camps Castle

Camps Castle is situated in the grounds of Castle Farm and can be accessed via the track-way that leads past All Saints Church. The site is a good ...

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Cambridge Castle

Cambridge Castle lies in the grounds of Shire Hall on Castle Street, on what is the highest point in Cambridge. The strategic importance of this ...

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Burwell Castle

Burwell Castle was begun in 1143 by King Stephen as part of a series of castles built to contain the rebellion of Geoffrey de Mandeville who had ...

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Filed Under: Cambridgeshire Tagged With: Castles

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