Essex
See also: Map of castles in EssexCastles of which only earthworks remain include:
- Clavering Castle
- Great Canfield Castle
- Great Easton Castle
- Ongar Castle
- Mount Bures Castle
- Pleshey Castle†
- Rayleigh Castle
- Stebbing Castle
- Stansted Mountfitchet Castle
† Pleshey Castle is a good example of a motte-and-bailey castle: only earthworks and a medieval brick bridge remain.
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester Castle | Tower keep | 1001 !11th century | Intact | HM ! Local authority |
Reduced in height in 17th century. | |
| Hadleigh Castle | Castle | 1201 !13–14th century | Fragmentary remains | EH ! | ||
| Hedingham Castle | Tower keep | 1130 !1130–40 | Substantially intact | HH ! | Castle demolished in the 17th century except for keep, well-preserved interior despite fire of 1954. | |
| Walden Castle | Keep and bailey | 1101 !12th century | Fragmentary remains | HC ! | Remains of keep. |
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