Castles & strongholds in CambridgeshireCambridgeshire, England

21 castles in the Albion Guide across Cambridgeshire — see the full castles directory, or everything to explore in Cambridgeshire.

Bruce's Castle (Cambridgeshire)

Castle near Abbots Ripton

Bruce's Castle: moated site immediately east of Bruce's Castle Farm

Burwell Castle

Castle near Burwell

A medieval castle in Cambridgeshire.

Camps Castle

Castle near Linton

A medieval castle in Cambridgeshire.

Castle Hill earthworks

Castle near Swavesey

A medieval castle in Cambridgeshire.

Castle Hill motte (Cambridgeshire)

Castle · Motte & bailey near Abbots Ripton

Castle Hill motte and bailey castle

Cheveley Castle

Castle near Burwell

Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm

Maxey Castle

Castle near Deeping St James

Maxey Castle: a moated site with associated enclosures and a fishpond

Torpel Manor (or castle), Ashton

Castle near Deeping St James

A medieval castle in Cambridgeshire.

Belsar's Hill ringwork

Ringwork near Swavesey

The earthworks of a Norman ringwork castle in Cambridgeshire.

Cambridge motte

Motte & bailey · Castle near Cambridge

Cambridge motte and bailey castle, Civil War earthworks and the buried remains of an Iron Age defended settlement, Roman town and former county gaol

Castle Hill (Cambridgeshire)

Motte & bailey · Castle near Kimbolton

Motte castle in Kimbolton Park, known as Castle Hill

Cherry Hill

Motte & bailey · Castle near Ely

'Cherry Hill', castle mound

Giant's Hill

Motte & bailey · Castle near Swavesey

Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system

Hillings, Castle Hills

Ringwork · Castle near Buckden

The Hillings, Castle Hills: a ringwork castle associated with a Saxon vill, shifted medieval village and a windmill mound

Huntingdon Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Godmanchester

The earthworks of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Cambridgeshire.

John o'Gaunt's House

Motte & bailey · Castle near Ashwell

John o'Gaunt's House: a motte castle and moated site 300m NE of Haygate Farm

Old Manor House, Cretingsbury

Motte & bailey · Castle near Kimbolton

The Old Manor House, Cretingsbury: a motte castle and moated manor house

Ringwork at Bourn Hall

Ringwork · Castle near Bourn

A ringwork and bailey castle, and 17th century formal garden remains, at Bourn Hall

The Moat

Motte & bailey · Castle near Abbots Ripton

'The Moat': a motte and bailey castle 700m west of Mayfield Heath Farm

The Round Moat

Ringwork near Barrington

The earthworks and buried remains of a ringwork known as the Round Moat

Touthill and site of castle bailey

Castle near Peterborough

The buried site of a medieval castle in Cambridgeshire.