Castles and forts in Rutland
The Discover Alone map has 7 castles and forts in Rutland, England. Below are the 7 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
Open Rutland on the map
Gunthorpe HallCastleGunthorpe Hall is a castle in Rutland, England. Perhaps its walls still hold the shape of hands that built them, maybe…
Essendine Castle moated siteScheduled monumentEssendine Castle is a vast moated ringwork in Rutland, probably built by the Busseys or Robert de Vipont near the end…
Castle HillArchaeological placeCastle Hill stands in Rutland, England, marked only as an archaeological place on the public map. The hill may have…
Exton HallCastleExton Hall is a castle in Rutland, England. Perhaps its walls still hold the shape of hands that built them, though no…- Woodhead Castle ringwork bailey and fishpondScheduled monumentMud, muscle and marrow: a Norman ringwork and bailey still stand in Rutland, their ridges unbroken since the eleventh…
- Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardensScheduled monumentOakham castle rose around 1075 as a motte and bailey, placing a Norman hand on the heart of Rutland before stone halls…
- Castle Hill motte and bailey, Beaumont ChaseScheduled monumentBeaumont Chase still carries the Castle Hill motte and bailey, a Norman earthwork built after 1066 to project conquest…