Leicestershire
See also: Map of castles in LeicestershireCastles of which only earthworks or vestiges remain include:
- Donington Castle
- Earl Shilton Castle
- Gilmorton Castle
- Groby Castle
- Hallaton Castle
- Hinckley Castle
- Mountsorrel Castle
- Sapcote Castle
- Sauvey Castle
- Shackerstone Castle
- Shawell Castle
- Whitwick Castle
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Ashby de la Zouch Castle | Keep | 1101 !12–15th century | Fragmentary ruins | EH ! | Fortified manor converted to castle in 1474, slighted during English Civil War. | |
Belvoir Castle | Neo-romantic castle | 1601 !17–19th century | Intact | HH ! Duke of Rutland |
Rebuilt in 1655–68 incorporating fragments of medieval castle, remodelled in 1801–30. | |
Kirby Muxloe Castle | Quadrangular castle | 1480 !1480–3 | Fragmentary ruins | EH ! | Unfinished. | |
Leicester Castle | Castle | 1101 !12–13th century | Fragments | HC ! Local authority |
Great hall survives, much altered. |
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