Castles of England/Lincolnshire
Appearance
Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes (Key) |
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Bolingbroke Castle | Enclosure castle | 13–14th century | Fragmentary ruins | Slighted after brief siege in 1643. | ||
Bytham Castle | Motte and bailey | 12th century | Earthworks | Private | ||
Goltho Castle | Motte and bailey | c.1080 | Destroyed | Site of Saxon fortified dwelling of c.850, established by excavation. | ||
Grimsthorpe Castle | Castle | 13th century | Fragment | Remodelled in 18th and 19th centuries, retains 13th century south-east tower. | ||
Hussey Tower | Tower house | 14–15th century | Ruins | |||
Kyme Tower | Castle | 14th century | Fragment | Private | ||
Lincoln Castle | Keep and bailey | 11–13th century | Substantially intact | Local Authority |
Double motte and bailey. | |
Rochford Tower | Fortified house | 15–16th century | Fragment | Private | 2 miles east of Boston. | |
Somerton Castle | Quadrangular castle | 1281–1305 | Fragment | Private | Single tower survives, adjoining 17th century building. | |
Tattershall Castle | Tower | 1430s | Intact | Brick tower built in earlier moated enclosure for Ralph Cromwell, restored in 1911-25 by Lord Curzon. | ||
Torksey Castle | Semi-fortified house | 16th century | Fragmentary ruins | Private | Slighted during Civil War. |