Norfolk
See also: Map of castles in NorfolkCastles of which only earthworks or vestiges remain include:
- Buckenham Castle
- Denton Castle
- Dilham Castle
- Gresham Castle
- Horsford Castle
- Hunworth Castle
- Middleton Mount
- Mileham Castle
- North Elmham Castle
- Thetford Castle†
- Wormegay Castle
† The surviving motte of Thetford Castle is one of the highest in England, about 80 ft (24 m) high.
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Baconsthorpe Castle | Fortified manor house | 1401 !15th century | Fragmentary ruins | EH ! | ||
Burgh Castle | Motte and bailey | 1101 !12th century | No visible remains | EH ! / Norfolk Archaeological Trust | Site of medieval motte and bailey castle within surviving walls of Roman fort of Saxon Shore. | |
Caister Castle | Quadrangular castle | 1432 !1432–46 | Fragmentary ruins | HC ! | Moated, largely brick, built by John Fastolf, a relatively intact 90 ft (27 m) tower remains. | |
Castle Acre Castle | Motte and bailey | 1001 !11–12th century | Fragmentary remains | EH ! | Extensive earthworks. | |
Castle Rising Castle | Keep | 1138 !c. 1138 | Ruins | EH ! | ||
Claxton Castle | Castle | 1301 !14–15th century | Fragmentary ruins | Private | ||
Norwich Castle | Keep | 1095 !c. 1095–1110 | Intact | HM ! | Prison during 18–19th centuries. | |
Oxburgh Hall | Fortified manor house | 1482 !c. 1482 | Intact | HH ! | 18th- and 19th-century additions. | |
Weeting Castle | Fortified manor house | 1001 !12th century | Fragmentary ruins | EH ! |
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