Castles and forts in South Kesteven
The Discover Alone map has 15 castles and forts in South Kesteven, England. Below are the 14 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Stamford Castle (remains of)Scheduled monumentStamford Castle (remains of) in South Kesteven is a scheduled monument, though the name suggests more structure than…
Grimsthorpe CastleCastleGrimsthorpe Castle is a massive country house in Lincolnshire occupied by the de Eresby family since 1516, wearing the….jpg?width=1280)
Folkingham CastleScheduled monumentFolkingham Castle is a water-locked rectangular island where moats replaced hills, giving Gilbert de Ghent a defensible….jpg?width=1280)
Bourne CastleScheduled monumentBourne Castle was a working fortress in Lincolnshire that grew from a timber ringwork into a stone keep before…
Aslackby CastleScheduled monumentAslackby Castle is a medieval moated enclosure in South Kesteven, not a stone castle at all. Its water-cut ditches and…
Castle HillScheduled monumentThe National Heritage List for England records Castle Hill as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the…- Tower Hill motte castle, StainbyScheduled monumentTower Hill rises three metres above the Stainby slope, a flat-topped earth mound ringed by a ditch and a faint…
- Site of Stamford CastleArchaeological placeStamford Castle has vanished into South Kesteven soil, leaving behind a ghost shape rather than stones. What remains is…
- Gothic Sham CastleRuinsGothic Sham Castle appears as ruins in South Kesteven, yet no true castle ever rose there. The name itself admits the…
- Castle MoundCastleLlanthomas Castle Mound stands in Llanigon, a Norman motte built after 1081 from dug earth and local timber. It guarded…
- Castle Hills ringwork and baileyScheduled monumentCastle Hills ringwork and bailey is a medieval fortress mound in South Kesteven, England, where buried timber and…
- Castle Dyke moated siteScheduled monumentCastle Dyke in Castledike Wood, near Aunby, is a well-preserved medieval moated manorial complex. The moated island…
- Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and pondsScheduled monumentCastle Bytham Castle and its associated defences stand as a scheduled monument in South Kesteven, preserving the ghost…
- Aslaackby CastleArchaeological placeAslaackby Castle is an archaeological place in South Kesteven, England. No visible castle stands there now, but the…