Castles and forts in County Durham
The Discover Alone map has 22 castles and forts in County Durham, England. Below are the 22 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Westgate CastleScheduled monumentWestgate Castle guarded the western entrance to the Bishop of Durham’s deer park from the 13th century until the early…
Middleham CastleScheduled monumentMiddleham Castle stands in County Durham as a scheduled monument, marked on the official heritage list but not…
Maiden Castle promontory fortScheduled monumentMaiden Castle promontory fort in County Durham is an Iron Age stronghold where earthworks and a narrow headland joined…
Hamsterley HallCastleHamsterley Hall is a castle in County Durham, England. Perhaps its stones still hold the heat of hands that built them…
Durham CastleCastleDurham Castle is a Norman fortress built in 1072 by William the Conqueror to resist Scottish invaders, yet it now…
Deer shelter in Auckland Castle deer parkScheduled monumentDeer shelter in Auckland Castle deer park stands as a scheduled monument, marking a deliberate attempt to protect…
Cotherstone CastleScheduled monumentCotherstone Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification in Teesdale, County Durham, built during the late…
Bowes CastleScheduled monumentBowes Castle rose inside the old Roman fort of Lavatrae when Henry II replaced timber with stone between 1170 and 1174.…
Barnard Castle BridgeScheduled monumentBarnard Castle Bridge is a scheduled monument on the River Tees, anchoring the old crossing place beside the town named…
Barnard CastleCastleBarnard Castle is a Norman stronghold built by Bernard Balliol between 1112 and 1132 that still shapes the cobbled…
Bantling Castle Lime KilnsScheduled monumentBantling Castle Lime Kilns stand as a scheduled monument in County Durham, marking a lost industrial landscape where…- Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle HouseScheduled monumentTwo burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House remain a scheduled monument in County…
- Tower house in the churchyard of St James's ChurchScheduled monumentTower house in the churchyard of St James's Church is a scheduled monument in County Durham, England. The designation…
- Three cairns on Ravock, Bowes Moor, 830m north east of Ravock CastleScheduled monumentThree cairns on Ravock sit 830m north east of Ravock Castle, marked as a scheduled monument because they still matter…
- "The Castle"RuinsThe Castle at Castle Eden is a Grade II* listed mansion built around 1765 by Rowland Burdon III, who bought the ruined…
- Streathlam CastleRuinsStreathlam Castle remains a ruined shadow in County Durham, stripped of every chamber and corridor that once confined…
- Medieval chapel 350m south east of Castle FarmScheduled monumentCastle Farm stands beside a medieval chapel that has survived long enough to become a scheduled monument. The distance…
- Deserted medieval village, moated site, and early medieval timber building at Castle Eden, 200m south of The CastleScheduled monumentCastle Eden holds a deserted medieval village, a moated site and an early medieval timber building barely two hundred…
- Castle SteadsArchaeological placeCastle Steads in Esh Winning marks the lost footprint of a medieval manor house. Its earthworks still trace the shape…
- Castle Steads campScheduled monumentCastle Steads camp stands in County Durham as a scheduled monument, yet the name suggests something more vivid than a…
- Cairnfield on Ravock, 600m south east of Ravock Castle, Bowes MoorScheduled monumentCairnfield on Ravock, 600m south east of Ravock Castle, Bowes Moor remains a scheduled monument in County Durham…
- Barnard Castle: ringwork, shell keep castle, chapel and dovecoteScheduled monumentBarnard Castle in County Durham is a scheduled monument preserving a ringwork, shell keep, chapel and dovecote. The…