Castles of England/Somerset
There are 11 castles in Somerset.
| Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes ([../Key/]]) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banwell Castle | Neo-romantic castle | c.1848 | Intact | Restaurant | Architect not known. | |
| Beckington Castle | 17th century | Rebuilt | Company HQ | Medieval remains incorporated in later building. | ||
| Dunster Castle | Castle | 13–19th century | Rebuilt | Existing house dates largely from c.1571, with 18–19th century alterations. | ||
| Farleigh Hungerford Castle | Enclosure castle | 14–15th century | Ruins | On high ground above the River Frome. | ||
| Newton St Loe Castle | Fortified manor house | 14th century | Fragment | Bath Spa University | Large tower and gatehouse, altered 16–17th century. | |
| Nunney Castle | Quadrangular castle | 1373 | Ruins | Towers originally had conical roofs, north wall collapsed 1910. | ||
| Stogursey Castle | Motte and bailey | 11–12th century | Fragmentary remains | Landmark Trust | 17th century house built within remains of castle. | |
| Sutton Court | Fortified manor house | 14–15th century | Fragment | Private apartments | Short length of embattled wall and a tower survive, incorporated in large house, restored 19th century. | |
| Taunton Castle | Shell keep | 13th century | Restored | Now houses Somerset County Museum, Castle Hotel incorporates remains of an outer gatehouse. | ||
| Walton Castle | Sham castle | 1615–20 | Restored | Private residence | Restored as private house 20th century. | |
| Wells Bishop's Palace | Fortified palace | 13–15th century | Substantially intact | Church of England |
Adjacent to cathedral, residence of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. |