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Castles Of England & Wales

Motte and Bailey Castles
Built in the Late 11th & early 12thC's
Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire
Brinklow, Warwickshire
Cambridge
(Begun in 1068)
Caerleon, Monmouthshire
Clare, Suffolk
Lewes, Sussex
Lincoln
Ongar, Essex
Oxford
Pleshey, Essex
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
(Begun 1069)
Thetford, Norfolk
Warwick
(Begun 1068)
[Home to the Earls of Warwick until the 20thC]
Windsor, berkshire
York
(Begun 1068)

Stone Curtains of the 11thC
Brough, Westmorland
(Begun c1095)
Ludlow, Shropshire
(1086-95)
Peveril, Derbyshire
Richmond, Yorkshire
(c1075)
Rochester, Kent
(1087-9)

Stone Keeps of the 11thC
Colchester, Essex
(c1090)
Tower of London
(c1086-97)

Stone Keeps of the Early or Mid-12thC
Ascot D'Oyly, Oxfordshire
(1130-50)
Corfe, Dorset
(c1125)
Lydney, Gloucestershire
(c1140)
Ogmore, Glamorgan
(1130-40)
Pevensey, Sussex
(1101-30)
Rochester, Kent
(1126-39)
Sherborne, Dorset
(1107-35)

Rectangular Stone Keeps of the Later 12thC
Appleby, Westmorland
Bamburgh, Northumberland
(c1160)
Brough, Westmorland
(After 1174)
Brougham, Westmorland
(c1170-80)
Bungay, Suffolk
(1163-73)
Carlisle, Cumberland
(c1160)
Castle Rising, Norfolk
Chilham, Kent
Clun, Shropshire
Coity, Glamorgan
Deddington, Oxfordshire
Dolwyddelan, Carenarvon
(c1170)
Dover, Kent
(1180-6)
Goodrich, Herefordshire
Guildford, Surrey
Hedingham, Esex
Kenilworth, Warwickshire
(1160-80)
Lancaster
Ludlow, Shropshire
Lydford, Devon
Middleham, Yorkshire
(c1170)
Mitford, Northumberland
Newcastle
(1171-5)
Newcastle, Glamorgan
Norham, Northumberland
(1160-70)
Orford, Suffolk
(1166-72)
Peveril, Derbyshire
(1176-7)
Portchester, Hampshire
(1160-73)
Prudhoe, Northumberland
Richmond, Yorkshire
(c1171-2)
Scarborough, Yorkshire
(1158-64)
Sutton Valance, Kent
Wolvesey, Hampshire

Shell Keeps of the 12thC
Revetting the Motte
Berkeley, Gloucestershire
[Edward II was murdered in the keep here]
Carmarthen
Farnham, Surrey
Tretower, Brecon
(c1150)

Shell Keeps of the 12thC
On top of the Motte
Arundel, Sussex
Brecon
Cardiff
Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight
(c1140-50)
Durham
Launceston, Cornwall
Lewes, Sussex
Lincoln
Pickering, Yorkshire
Restormel, Cornwall
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Tonbridge, Kent
Totnes, Devon
Trematon, Cornwall
Wigmore, Herefordshire
Wiston, Pembrokeshire
Windsor, Berkshire

Round Keeps
Bronllys, Brecon
Caldicot, Monmouth
Conisborough, Yorkshire
(1185-90)
Dynevor, Carmarthen
Dolbadarn, Caernarvon
(c1220)
Launceston, Cornwall
Longtown, Herefordshire
Pembroke
(c1200)
Skenfrith, Monmouth
(c1220-40)
Tretower, Brecon
(c1250)

Curtain with Rectangular Towers
Framlingham, Suffolk
(1190-1200)

Curtains with Rounded Towers & Gatehouse
Bungay, Suffolk
(c1294)
Corfe, Dorset
Criccieth, Caernarvon
(c1220-40)
Dover, Kent
(1230-40)
Ewloe, Flint
(c1257)
Goodrich, Herefordshire
(c1300)
Pevensey, Sussex
(c1250)
Skenfrith, Monmouth
(c1220-40)
Skipton, Yorkshire
White Castle, Monmouth
(1220-40)
Whittington, Shropshire

Edwardian Castles in Wales
Aberystwyth, Cardigan
(1277-c1287)
Beaumaris, Angelsey
(1295-1323)
Caernarvon
(1283-1323)
Caerphilly, Glamorgan
Chirk, Denbigh
[The only Welsh castle to have been lived-in since it was built.
The Myddleton family live there now, Thomas Myddleton having bought it in 1595]

Conway, Caernarvon
(1283-9)
Denbigh
(c1290-c1311)
Flint
(1277-1284)
Harlech, Merioneth
(1283-90)
Hawarden, Flint
Hope, Flint
(1282)
Kidwelly, Caernarvon
(c1275-1325)
Rhuddlan, Flint
(1277-82)
Ruthin, Denbigh
(1277-c1282)

Great Gatehouses
Donnington, Berkshire
(1385)
Dunstanburgh, Northumberland
(c1314)
Llanstephan, Carmarthen
Saltwood, Kent
(1383)
Tonbridge, Kent
(c1280)

Great Towers on Mounds
Clifford's Tower, York
Dudley, Worcestershire
(c1310)
Warworth, Northumberland
(c1400)

Defended Manor Houses
Ashby de la Zouche, Leicestershire
(1474)
Bolton, Yorkshire
Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire
(1481-4)
Leeds, Kent
Maxstoke, Warwickshire
(1346)
Nunney, Somerset
(1373)
Old Wardour, Wiltshire
(1393)
Raglan, Monmouth
(1430-45)
Stokesay, Shropshire
(1291)
Tattershall, Lincolnshire
(1434-46)
Thornbury, Gloucestershire
(1511-21)
Wingfield Manor, Derbyshire
(1441-55)

Castle for Coastal defence
Bodiam, Sussex
(1386)
Caister by Yarmouth, Norfolk
(c1435)
Cooling, Kent
(1381-4)
Dartmouth, Devon
(1481-94)
Herstmonceaux, Sussex
(1441)

Castles for Coastal defence c1540
Deal, Kent
Hurst, Hampshire
Pendennis, Cornwall
St Mawes, Cornwall
Walmer, Kent

Town Walls of which there are Substantial Remains
Caernarvon
Chepstow
Chester
Conway
Denbigh
Exeter
Great Yarmouth
London
Newcastle
Norwich
Oxford
Southampton
Tenby
York

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