What is recorded here

Farnham Castle is a scheduled monument where the Bishops of Winchester held power for centuries, built around a round keep and a large palace rather than a simple motte and bailey. The Great Hall still holds an oak post felled about 1180, while the entrance tower dates from 1470 to 1475 and the adjacent tower from Bishop Fox. After Civil War damage, George Morley repaired the hall and added his chapel beside the private room, shaping the castle that survives today.

The National Heritage List for England records Farnham Castle as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Farnham Castle was built in the 12th century by Henry I of England and later held by the Bishops of Winchester. It is important as a well-preserved example of medieval military architecture and for its historical association with the royal and ecclesiastical elite.

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