Castles of England/Somerset

There are 11 castles in Somerset.

Name	Type	Date	Condition	Ownership / Access	Notes ([../Key/]])
Banwell Castle	Neo-romantic castle	1848c.1848	Intact	Restaurant	Architect not known.
Beckington Castle		160117th century	Rebuilt	Company HQ	Medieval remains incorporated in later building.
Dunster Castle	Castle	120113–19th century	Rebuilt	ENT	Existing house dates largely from c.1571, with 18–19th century alterations.
Farleigh Hungerford Castle	Enclosure castle	130114–15th century	Ruins	EH	On high ground above the River Frome.
Newton St Loe Castle	Fortified manor house	130114th century	Fragment	Bath Spa University	Large tower and gatehouse, altered 16–17th century.
Nunney Castle	Quadrangular castle	13731373	Ruins	EH	Towers originally had conical roofs, north wall collapsed 1910.
Stogursey Castle	Motte and bailey	100111–12th century	Fragmentary remains	Landmark Trust	160117th century house built within remains of castle.
Sutton Court	Fortified manor house	130114–15th century	Fragment	Private apartments	Short length of embattled wall and a tower survive, incorporated in large house, restored 19th century.
Taunton Castle	Shell keep	120113th century	Restored	HM	Now houses Somerset County Museum, Castle Hotel incorporates remains of an outer gatehouse.
Walton Castle	Sham castle	16151615–20	Restored	Private residence	Restored as private house 20th century.
Wells Bishop's Palace	Fortified palace	120113–15th century	Substantially intact	HH Church of England	Adjacent to cathedral, residence of the Bishop of Bath and Wells.

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