What is recorded here

Clare Castle is a ruined medieval castle in West Suffolk, England, built after 1066 by Richard Fitz Gilbert and later improved in stone. It stood on an unusually tall earthen motte with two baileys, serving as the caput of a feudal barony and the seat of Elizabeth de Clare in the 14th century. The remains are now a public park centrepiece, marked by tall wall remnants, a round tower, and wide grassland gaps where stone is lost.

The National Heritage List for England records Clare 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.

Clare Castle was built in the 12th century by the de Clare family, a powerful Norman noble lineage. It is important as a well-preserved example of early medieval military architecture and as a historical site linked to significant events in the Anarchy and the Barons' Wars.

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