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Castles in the United Kingdom

Every castle, fortress and fortified site listed in the United Kingdom: history, building periods, historical figures and breakdown by region.

519 castles listed74 regions400 historical figures

Building periods

Castles built per century

Breakdown of the 482 dated records out of 519, by first known building campaign.

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Notable castles in the United Kingdom

Winchester · United Kingdom

Wolvesey Castle

1110

Highclere · United Kingdom

Highclere Castle

1842

Shaw cum Donnington · United Kingdom

Donnington Castle

1386

Amberley · United Kingdom

Amberley Castle

1377

Farnham · United Kingdom

Farnham Castle

1138

Winchester · United Kingdom

Great Hall

1222

Gosport · United Kingdom

Fort Brockhurst

1858

Falmouth · United Kingdom

Pendennis Castle

1540

Dartmouth · United Kingdom

Dartmouth Castle

1481

Maker-with-Rame · United Kingdom

Mount Edgcumbe House

1547

Drewsteignton · United Kingdom

Castle Drogo

1911

Marldon · United Kingdom

Compton Castle

1320

Historical figures

Historical figures linked to castles in the United Kingdom

Henri VIII1540–154530 castles Anthony Salvin1844-185019 castles Guillaume le Conquérantannées 1070-108018 castles Jean sans Terre1199-121614 castles

Henri II d'Angleterre1172-117911 castles Jean de Gand1372-139910 castles Henri III d'Angleterre1237-12549 castles Richard III1471-14859 castles Edmund Frederick Du Caneannées 18607 castles Lady Anne Clifford1651-16767 castles Lancelot « Capability » Brown17617 castles Humphry Repton17966 castles Marie Stuartannées 15606 castles Sir Thomas Fairfax1645-16466 castles Élisabeth Ire15886 castles Henri III12455 castles James Wyattvers 18155 castles Richard II13885 castles Richard de Cornouailles1227-12725 castles Robert Smythson1590-15975 castles Simon de Montfort1238-12585 castles William Crossmanvers 18585 castles Édouard Ier d'Angleterre1254-13075 castles Anne Boleynannées 15304 castles Charles II16654 castles Christopher Wren1707-17114 castles Jacques IV d'Écosse1496 et 15134 castles Jeffry Wyatville1824-18304 castles John Carrvers 17674 castles John Lewynfin XIVe s.4 castles John Soane1790-17944 castles John Vanbrugh1718-17264 castles Richard Neville, comte de WarwickXVe siècle4 castles Robert Adamvers 1767-17804 castles Sir Bernard de Gomme1665-16754 castles William Jervois1860–18724 castles William Peverelfin XIe s.4 castles Antony Bek1284-13113 castles Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin1835-18523 castles Catherine Parr1547-15483 castles Charles Ier16493 castles Edmund Du Cane18633 castles Edward Blore1841-18623 castles George IVannées 18203 castles George Morley1662-16843 castles Henri II1171-11873 castles Henri de Blois1129-11713 castles Henry John Temple, 3e vicomte Palmerstonvers 18603 castles Henry Percy, 1er comte de Northumberlandfin XIVe s.3 castles Hubert de Burgh1216-12323 castles John Dobson18263 castles John Nash1825-18273 castles Lord William Howardvers 16023 castles Oliver Cromwell16453 castles Philippa de Hainaut13313 castles Ranulf de Blondeville1220-12323 castles Robert de MortainXIe s.3 castles Robert de Vieuxpont12033 castles Roger Morrisvers 17303 castles Roger de Salisbury1107–11393 castles

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Regions

Castles in the United Kingdom by region

Northumberland40 Hampshire32 Kent32 Devon31 North Yorkshire31 Cumbria30 Dorset17 Cornwall16 Shropshire14 Lincolnshire12 Somerset12 Suffolk12 Cheshire10 Derbyshire10 Herefordshire9 Isle of Wight9 Kent (Medway)9 Norfolk9 Oxfordshire9 Surrey9 Durham8 East Sussex8 Essex8 Lancashire8 Staffordshire8 West Sussex8 West Yorkshire8 Wiltshire8 East Riding of Yorkshire7 Greater London (City of Westminster)6 Northamptonshire6 Warwickshire6 Hertfordshire5 Leicestershire5 Gloucestershire4 Nottinghamshire4 Cambridgeshire3 Medway3 Merseyside3 South Yorkshire3 Tyne and Wear3 Buckinghamshire2 City of Edinburgh2 Durham2 Grand Londres2 Greater London2 Greater London (London Borough of Tower Hamlets)2 Isles of Scilly2 North Somerset2 Rutland2 West Midlands2 Worcestershire2 Angleterre entière1 Bath and North East Somerset1 Bedfordshire1 Berkshire1 Berkshire (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead)1 Berkshire (West Berkshire)1 Bristol1 City of Bristol1 City of Peterborough (comté historique : Northamptonshire)1 City of Westminster1 City of York1 Devon (City of Plymouth)1 East Lothian1 Essex (Tendring)1 Essex (Thurrock)1 Grand Londres (borough de Haringey)1 Greater London (London Borough of Lambeth)1 Greater London (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)1 Greater London (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)1 South Gloucestershire1 Tyne and Wear (North Tyneside)1 West Lothian1

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