Cheshire
Castles of which only earthworks, fragments or nothing remains include:
- Aldford Castle
- Dodlestone Castle
- Frodsham Castle
- Kingsley Castle
- Macclesfield Castle
- Malpas Castle
- Nantwich Castle
- Newhall Tower
- Northwich Castle
- Oldcastle
- Pulford Castle
- Shipbrook Castle
- Shocklach Castle
- Shotwick Castle
- Warrington Castle
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beeston Castle | Enclosure castle | 1201 !13–14th century | Ruins | EH ! | Sited on crag high above Cheshire Plain, 19th-century outer gatehouse. | |
| Chester Castle | Keep and bailey | 1101 !12th century | Fragment | EH ! | Agricola tower sole feature of medieval castle to survive an 18th-century fire. | |
| Cholmondeley Castle | Neo-romantic castle | 1801 !1801–19 | Intact | HH ! Marquess of Cholmondeley |
Transformed into castle by Smirke, 1817–19. | |
| Doddington Castle | Tower house | 1403 !c. 1403 | Substantially intact | Private | Also known as Delves Hall. Building At Risk. | |
| Halton Castle | Castle | 1201 !13th century | Fragmentary remains | HC ! Duchy of Lancaster |
Commanding position, 13th-century tower, 18th-century courthouse, folly of c. 1800. | |
| Peckforton Castle | Neo-romantic castle | 1844 !1844–50 | Intact | Hotel | By Anthony Salvin, possibly the last serious fortified home built in Britain. |
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Famous quotes containing the word cheshire:
“The order of the world is always right—such is the judgment of God. For God has departed, but he has left his judgment behind, the way the Cheshire Cat left his grin.”
—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)