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Castles in England built before 1066 (4 P) Pages in category "Ruined castles in England" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total.
Fragmentary ruins Fortified manor converted to castle in 1474, slighted during English Civil War. [267] Belvoir Castle: Neo-romantic castle 17–19th century: Intact Duke of Rutland: Rebuilt in 1655–68 incorporating fragments of medieval castle, remodelled in 1801–30. [22] Kirby Muxloe Castle: Quadrangular castle 1480–3: Fragmentary ruins ...
It is the largest castle in England. Dymchurch Martello Tower: Martello Tower: 1805 Restored A Martello Tower in Dymchurch. It stands immediately behind the sea wall. Part of a coastal defence programme Eynsford Castle: Castle: 1088 Ruins A stone Norman castle in the English county of Kent, within the civil parish bounds of the village of Eynsford.
Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear, "fort on the shelving slope") [1] is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeast coast of Scotland, about 2 miles (3 kilometres) south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire.
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Kenilworth Castle is a castle in the town of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, England, managed by English Heritage; much of it is in ruins. The castle was founded after the Norman Conquest of 1066; with development through to the Tudor period. It has been described by the architectural historian Anthony Emery as "the finest surviving example of a ...
Wardour Castle in England, preserved in the 18th century as a fashionable ruin. By the middle of the century medieval ruined castles had become fashionable once again. They were considered an interesting counterpoint to the now conventional Palladian classical architecture, and a way of giving a degree of medieval allure to their new owners. [286]
Dudley Castle is a ruined fortification in the town of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Originally, a wooden motte and bailey castle built soon after the Norman Conquest , it was rebuilt as a stone fortification during the twelfth century but subsequently demolished on the orders of Henry II of England .