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Castles of England
There are 11 castles in Somerset.
Name
Type
Date
Condition
Image
Ownership
/ Access
Notes ([../Key/]])
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 16–17th century.
Nunney Castle
Quadrangular castle
1373
1373
Ruins
EH
Towers originally had conical roofs, north wall collapsed 1910.
Stogursey Castle
Motte and bailey
1001
11–12th century
Fragmentary remains
Landmark Trust
1601
17th century house built within remains of 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 19th century.
Taunton Castle
Shell keep
1201
13th century
Restored
HM
Now houses Somerset County Museum, Castle Hotel incorporates remains of an outer gatehouse.
Walton Castle
Sham castle
1615
1615–20
Restored
Private residence
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.