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List of the medieval fortified sites of the historic county of Wiltshire

Certain
Probable
Questionable or Doubtful
Rejected
Confidence is a statement of the site as a medieval fortification or palace
Name
Alternative Name(s)
Type
Remains
Ashton Keynes Halls Close Kent End; South Cerney; The Battlefield; Cerne Cernei Timber Castle earthwork
Bincknoll Castle, Broad Hinton Timber Castle earthwork
Bishops Cannings Manor House Cannyngg; Canynge Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Bishopstrow Farm Motte Field Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Calne Castle House Cerne, Cernei Timber Castle , Masonry Castle no visible
Castle Combe Castell of Cumbe Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Castle Eaton Eton Meysi; Eiton Castelle Masonry Castle , Fortified Manor House no visible
Castle Orchard Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Chippenham Motte King Arthur's Palace Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Palace no visible
Clarendon Palace Clarindon Palace masonry footings
Clarendon Queen Manor Palace no visible
Cricklade Town Wall Crecgelade Urban Defence masonry ruins/remnants
Devizes Castle Vyes; Diuisis; Divisis; Divisas Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Palace masonry footings
Devizes Town Defences Vyes Urban Defence no visible
Downton Bishops Palace The Old Court; King John's Stables Palace no visible
Downton Moot Close Dunton, The Moot; Duntona; Moot Lane Timber Castle , Palace earthwork
Edington Priory Edyndon Palace , Fortified Ecclesiastical site masonry ruins/remnants
Fallardeston Faulston House; Fallersdowne; Falston Fortified Manor House earthwork
Great Chalfield Manor Fortified Manor House masonry footings
Great Somerford; The Mound The Mount Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Siege Work earthwork
King Johns House, Tollard Royal Palace masonry ruins/remnants
Lewisham Castle, Aldbourne Chase Timber Castle , Siege Work earthwork
Longford Castle Fortified Manor House major building
Ludgershall Castle Lutgershall Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Palace masonry ruins/remnants
Ludgershall Town Defences Urban Defence earthwork
Malmesbury Cams Hill Siege Work earthwork
Malmesbury Castle Malmesbir'; Malmesbiria Timber Castle , Masonry Castle masonry footings
Malmesbury siege castles Malmesbiriae Siege Work uncertain
Malmesbury Town Defences Caer-Bladon; Ingleburn Urban Defence masonry footings
Marlborough Castle Merleberge; Malmesberiae; Marlbergie; The Mount Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Palace earthwork
Membury Chapel Meadow Masonry Castle , Fortified Manor House no visible
Mere Castle Hill Meer Masonry Castle earthwork
Norwood Castle, Oaksey Timber Castle earthwork
Oaksey Manor Wrockeseye Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower cropmark/slight earthwork
Old Sarum Bishops Palace(s) Old Saresbury; Salisbury Palace masonry footings
Old Sarum Castle Old Saresbury; Salisbury; Salesberia; Sarisberiensem; castellum Saresberiense Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Palace masonry footings
Old Sarum City Defences Urban Defence earthwork
Old Stourton House Stourton Castle Fortified Manor House earthwork
Old Wardour Castle Werdour Masonry Castle major building
Potterne manor of the bishop of Salisbury Poterne; Courthill; Great Orchard Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Purton Burtuna Timber Castle no visible
Ramsbury 'Castle' Remmesbury Palace no visible
Ramsbury Manor Remmesbury Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Rugh Combe Rughcombe; Roughcombe; Ruscombe Fortified Manor House no visible
Salisbury Bishops Palace and Cathedral Close Palace masonry ruins/remnants
Salisbury City Defences Novae Sarum Urban Defence cropmark/slight earthwork
Seend Manor Sende Fortified Manor House no visible
Sherrington Motte Timber Castle earthwork
Stapleford Castle Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Trowbridge Castle Timber Castle , Masonry Castle uncertain
Upavon Uphavene, Uphaven Fortified Manor House no visible
Vastern Manor Vasterne; Fasterne; Fetstern; The Gatehouse Fortified Manor House , Palace masonry ruins/remnants
West Dean Timber Castle earthwork
Wilton Town Defences Castle Mead Urban Defence uncertain
Woodford Court House Wodeford Episcopi; Bisshopwodford; Bishop Woodford Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Woodhouse Castle, Horningsham Woodhouse Farm Fortified Manor House masonry footings
Badbury Bradbury Timber Castle uncertain
Bishopstrow House Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Bradford on Avon Town Defences Urban Defence no visible
Burton Grove Farm Burtuna Timber Castle uncertain
Chippenham Bridge Fortified Bridge no visible
Corsham Hartham Park; Biddlestone Timber Castle earthwork
Cricklade 'castle' Timber Castle no visible
Downton Castle Meadow Siege Work no visible
Gentlemans Folley, West Lavington Littleton Pannell Timber Castle earthwork
Great Bedwyn Great Bedwin Timber Castle no visible
Lyneham Clack Mount Bradenstone Timber Castle earthwork
Lyneham Hillock Wood Timber Castle no visible
Ogbourne St Andrew Timber Castle earthwork
Salisbury Crenellated House Fortified Manor House no visible
Silbury Hill Selburie Timber Castle earthwork
Stourton Park Hill Timber Castle earthwork
Trowbridge Town Defences Straburg Urban Defence uncertain
Wanborough siege castle Siege Work uncertain
Wilton Abbey Masonry Castle , Fortified Ecclesiastical site no visible

This listing was last updated on Sunday, August 27, 2017


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