Somerset
Main article: List of castles in Somerset See also: Map of castles in SomersetCastles of which only earthworks or no traces remain include:
- Ballands Castle
- Bridgwater Castle
- Bury Castle
- Cary Castle
- Castle Batch (Worle)
- Castle Neroche
- Cockroad Wood Castle
- Crewkerne Castle
- Culverhay Castle
- Fenny Castle
- Montacute Castle
- Richmont Castle
- Stowey Castle
- Wimble Toot Castle
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banwell Castle | Neo-romantic castle | 1848 !c. 1848 | Intact | Restaurant | Architect not known. | |
| Beckington Castle | 1601 !17th century | Rebuilt | Company HQ | Medieval remains incorporated in later building. | ||
| Dunster Castle | Castle | 1201 !13–19th century | Rebuilt | ENT ! | Existing house dates largely from c. 1571, with 18–19th-century alterations. | |
| Farleigh Hungerford Castle | Enclosure castle | 1301 !14–15th century | Ruins | EH ! | On high ground above the River Frome. | |
| Newton St Loe Castle | Fortified manor house | 1301 !14th century | Fragment | Bath Spa University | Large tower and gatehouse, altered in the 16–17th century. | |
| Nunney Castle | Quadrangular castle | 1373 !1373 | Ruins | EH ! | Towers originally had conical roofs, north wall collapsed in 1910. | |
| Stogursey Castle | Motte and bailey | 1001 !11–12th century | Fragmentary remains | Landmark Trust | 17th-century house built within the remains of the castle. | |
| Sutton Court | Fortified manor house | 1301 !14–15th century | Fragment | Private apartments | Short length of embattled wall and a tower survive, incorporated in large house, restored in the 19th century. | |
| Taunton Castle | Shell keep | 1201 !13th century | Restored | HM ! | Now houses the Museum of Somerset, Castle Hotel incorporates remains of an outer gatehouse. | |
| Walton Castle | Sham castle | 1615 !1615–20 | Restored | Private | Restored as private house 20th century. | |
| Wells Bishop's Palace | Fortified palace | 1201 !13–15th century | Substantially intact | HH ! Church of England |
Adjacent to cathedral, residence of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. |
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