Castles of England/Warwickshire

There are seven castles in Warwickshire.

Name	Type	Date	Condition	Ownership / Access	Notes (Key)
Astley Castle	Fortified manor house	120113–14th century	Ruins	Landmark Trust	Altered 15–19th centuries, hotel until fire in 1978, building at risk.
Brinklow Castle	Motte and bailey	100111th century	Earthworks		Well-preserved earthworks, castle probably abandoned by 1173.
Hartshill Castle	Keep and bailey	110112th century	Fragmentary remains	Private	Some remains of curtain walls survive, and remains of fortified manor house of c.1567.
Kenilworth Castle	Keep and bailey	110112–14th century	Ruins	EH	Altered 16th century, slighted 1650.
Kingsbury Hall	Castle	130114th century	Fragmentary remains	Private	Remains of curtain wall survive with later house.
Maxstoke Castle	Quadrangular castle	130114–15th century	Substantially intact	NGS	Moated, domestic buildings of 15–19th centuries within curtain walls.
Warwick Castle	Castle	120113–15th century	Intact	HH	Guy's tower rises 128 ft, 17th century residential block, remodelled 19th century by Salvin after fire.

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