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Castles in Norfolk, England. Pages in category "Castles in Norfolk" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ...
Norwich Castle is a medieval royal fortification in the city of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk. William the Conqueror (1066–1087) ordered its construction in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of England. The castle was used as a gaol from 1220 to 1887. In 1894, the Norwich Museum moved to Norwich Castle.
Thetford Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in the market town of Thetford in the Breckland area of Norfolk, England.The first castle in Thetford, a probable 11th-century Norman ringwork called Red Castle, was replaced in the 12th century by a much larger motte and bailey castle on the other side of the town.
Castle Rising is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Castle Rising, Norfolk, England. It was built soon after 1138 by William d'Aubigny II , who had risen through the ranks of the Anglo-Norman nobility to become the Earl of Arundel .
Baconsthorpe Castle, historically known as Baconsthorpe Hall, is a ruined, fortified manor house near the village of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England. It was established in the 15th century on the site of a former manor hall, probably by John Heydon I [ a ] and his father, William.
Burgh Castle was likely the site of a Neolithic settlement due to an abundance of flint and bronze axe-heads being discovered in the area. [2] [3]Burgh Castle is the location of a Roman fortification called Gariannonum which dates to the third century; the fort was part of system of coastal defence, the Saxon Shore, against Anglo-Saxon incursions on the East Anglian coast.
Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500, Volume 2: East Anglia, Central England and Wales. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-58131-8. Harrod, Henry (1857). Gleanings among the Castle and Convents of Norfolk. Norwich, UK: n.p. OCLC 04253893. Impey, Edward (2008). Castle Acre Priory and Castle. London, UK ...
Middleton Mount was a motte and bailey castle built during the Norman period. [1] The motte is 49 m in diameter, protected by an 11 m wide ditch. [2] The castle's crescent-shaped bailey and three rectangular enclosures of uncertain medieval date lay alongside the motte. [2]