unney Castle's construction in Somerset began in around 1373 by Sir John de la Mare. The original castle consisted of a rectangular bailey and a tower-house at the centre surrounded by a moat. The tower-house is still standing and is made from a rectangular block with four round towers at the corners. The tower is narrow so that on the sides the corner towers almost touch. Four floors in the tower-house had one central room each and four circular rooms leading off within the towers.Castle
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Nunney Castle
| County | Categories | Later Stone Keep / Baronial castle | |
| Remains | Small amount survives | Access | At any reasonable time |
| Comments | A small moat surrounds the keep. Nothing apart from the keep remains. Although a large section of the central keep still stands, it is just a shell. A small bridge across the moat allows access to the keep. The castle is located in a picturesque location. The car park it situated a short distance from the castle up the hill. | ||
| Location | 51.21079,-2.378602 (Google Maps) | Directions | Directions via Google Maps |
| County |
| Categories |
Later Stone Keep / Baronial castle |
| Remains |
Small amount survives |
| Access |
At any reasonable time |
| Comments |
A small moat surrounds the keep. Nothing apart from the keep remains. Although a large section of the central keep still stands, it is just a shell. A small bridge across the moat allows access to the keep. The castle is located in a picturesque location. The car park it situated a short distance from the castle up the hill. |
| Location |
| 51.21079,-2.378602 |
| Directions |
| Directions via Google Maps |
unney Castle's construction in Somerset began in around 1373 by Sir John de la Mare. The original castle consisted of a rectangular bailey and a tower-house at the centre surrounded by a moat. The tower-house is still standing and is made from a rectangular block with four round towers at the corners. The tower is narrow so that on the sides the corner towers almost touch. Four floors in the tower-house had one central room each and four circular rooms leading off within the towers.Location
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