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No list of castles in England is ever likely to be complete, because there will never be complete agreement in every case as to whether the remains of a building are those of a castle, whether a given place is the site of a castle, or whether a surviving building should be considered to be a castle.
The castles displayed on each map are those listed in the List of castles in England for the corresponding county.Click on the red or green dot to display a detailed map showing the location of the castle.
This is intended to be as full a list as possible of country houses, castles, palaces, other stately homes, and manor houses in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands; any architecturally notable building which has served as a residence for a significant family or a notable figure in history.
Castles have played an important military, economic and social role in Great Britain and Ireland since their introduction following the Norman invasion of England in 1066. . Although a small number of castles had been built in England in the 1050s, the Normans began to build motte and bailey and ringwork castles in large numbers to control their newly occupied territories in England and the ...
An 1824 map of the English and Welsh counties. Although all of England was divided into shires by the time of the Norman conquest, some counties were formed later, such as Lancashire in the 12th century. Perhaps because of their differing origins the counties varied considerably in size.
The castle was abandoned in 1496 and today only earthworks and ruins remain. In 1833 the castle became the first historic site in England to be protected by statute, though the new railway line in 1834 did demolish the castle's gatehouse and outer earthworks to the south. [30] Chepstow Castle: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales 1067
This category includes both true defensible castles, most of which were built before 1500, and some country houses from the 16th century and later which copied some of the attributes of a castle and were styled as castles. They are sorted by historic county of location at the time of their construction.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Lists of castles in the United Kingdom" ... List of castles in England; I.