List of Castles in England - Lancashire

Lancashire

See also: Map of castles in Lancashire

Castles of which only earthworks or vestiges remain include:

  • Arkholme Motte
  • Castle Stede
  • Greenhalgh Castle
  • Halton Castle
  • Hapton Castle
  • Melling Motte
  • Penwortham Castle
  • Whittington Motte
Name Type Date Condition Image Ownership / Access Notes
Ashton Hall Tower house 1301 !14–19th century Intact Lancaster Golf Club Near Stodday, 14th-century tower incorporated into a later building.
Borwick Hall Pele tower 1301 !14th century Intact Outdoor education centre Incorporated in mainly 16th-century building.
Clitheroe Castle Keep and bailey 1001 !11–12th century Ruins HC !
Hornby Castle Keep 1201 !13th century Fragment Private Keep rebuilt early 16th century, incorporated into a 18–19th-century house.
Lancaster Castle Keep and bailey 1001 !11–12th century Intact HC !
Local authority		 Prison from 1745, 20th-century Shire Hall replaced medieval buildings, now Crown Court.
Thurland Castle Fortified manor house 1301 !14–15th century Rebuilt Private apartments Near Tunstall, ruins rebuilt in 1879–85.
Turton Tower Pele tower 1401 !15th century Intact HH ! Incorporated in later building.

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