List of Castles in England - Norfolk

Norfolk

See also: Map of castles in Norfolk

Castles of which only earthworks or vestiges remain include:

  • Buckenham Castle
  • Denton Castle
  • Dilham Castle
  • Gresham Castle
  • Horsford Castle
  • Hunworth Castle
  • Middleton Mount
  • Mileham Castle
  • North Elmham Castle
  • Thetford Castle†
  • Wormegay Castle

† The surviving motte of Thetford Castle is one of the highest in England, about 80 ft (24 m) high.

Name Type Date Condition Image Ownership / Access Notes
Baconsthorpe Castle Fortified manor house 1401 !15th century Fragmentary ruins EH !
Burgh Castle Motte and bailey 1101 !12th century No visible remains EH ! / Norfolk Archaeological Trust Site of medieval motte and bailey castle within surviving walls of Roman fort of Saxon Shore.
Caister Castle Quadrangular castle 1432 !1432–46 Fragmentary ruins HC ! Moated, largely brick, built by John Fastolf, a relatively intact 90 ft (27 m) tower remains.
Castle Acre Castle Motte and bailey 1001 !11–12th century Fragmentary remains EH ! Extensive earthworks.
Castle Rising Castle Keep 1138 !c. 1138 Ruins EH !
Claxton Castle Castle 1301 !14–15th century Fragmentary ruins Private
Norwich Castle Keep 1095 !c. 1095–1110 Intact HM ! Prison during 18–19th centuries.
Oxburgh Hall Fortified manor house 1482 !c. 1482 Intact HH ! 18th- and 19th-century additions.
Weeting Castle Fortified manor house 1001 !12th century Fragmentary ruins EH !

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