< Castles of England
| Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes (Key) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby de la Zouch Castle | Keep | 12–15th century | Fragmentary ruins |  |
 |
Fortified manor converted to castle by William, Lord Hastings in 1474. Largely destroyed during the Civil War. The Hastings tower (90 ft high) and a tunnel survive. |
| Belvoir Castle | Neo-romantic castle | 17–19th century | Intact |  |
 Duke of Rutland |
Originally medieval castle, rebuilt 1655–68 incorporating some medieval masonry, remodelled 1801–30. |
| Hallaton Castle | Motte and bailey | Medieval | Earthworks |  |
Private | Well-preserved earthworks. |
| Kirby Muxloe Castle | Quadrangular castle | 1480–3 | Fragmentary ruins |  |
|
Moated, begun by William, Lord Hastings in 1480, remained unfinished at his death in 1483.> |
| Leicester Castle | Castle | 12–13th century | Fragments |  |
 Local authority |
Great hall survives, much altered. |
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