Castles of England/Warwickshire
Appearance
There are seven castles in Warwickshire.
Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes (Key) |
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Astley Castle | Fortified manor house | 13–14th century | Ruins | Landmark Trust | Altered 15–19th centuries, hotel until fire in 1978, building at risk. | |
Brinklow Castle | Motte and bailey | 11th century | Earthworks | Well-preserved earthworks, castle probably abandoned by 1173. | ||
Hartshill Castle | Keep and bailey | 12th century | Fragmentary remains | Private | Some remains of curtain walls survive, and remains of fortified manor house of c.1567. | |
Kenilworth Castle | Keep and bailey | 12–14th century | Ruins | Altered 16th century, slighted 1650. | ||
Kingsbury Hall | Castle | 14th century | Fragmentary remains | Private | Remains of curtain wall survive with later house. | |
Maxstoke Castle | Quadrangular castle | 14–15th century | Substantially intact | NGS | Moated, domestic buildings of 15–19th centuries within curtain walls. | |
Warwick Castle | Castle | 13–15th century | Intact | Guy's tower rises 128 ft, 17th century residential block, remodelled 19th century by Salvin after fire. |