Northamptonshire
See also: Map of castles in NorthamptonshireCastles of which little or no traces remain include:
- Alderton Castle
- Benefield Castle
- Bury Mount (Towcester)
- Castle Dykes (Farthingstone)
- Fotheringhay Castle†
- Lilbourne Castle
- Little Houghton Castle
- Long Buckby Castle
- Moor End Castle
- Northampton Castle
- Sulgrave Castle
- Titchmarsh Castle
† Fotheringhay Castle was the scene of the trial and execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587.
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Astwell Castle | Fortified manor house | 1401 !15th century | Fragment | Private, farm | Gatehouse survives alongside a 17th-century house. | |
Barnwell Castle | Rectangular castle | 1266 !c. 1266 | Ruins | Private | ||
Rockingham Castle | Motte and bailey | 1201 !13–19th century | Rebuilt | HH ! | 13th century gatehouse survives, largely rebuilt in the 16th century, remodelled in 1660 and by Anthony Salvin in 19th century. | |
Thorpe Waterville Castle | Castle | 1301 !14th century | Fragment | Private | Great hall with fine open roof survives, altered for use as a barn. |
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