Castles & strongholds in CheshireCheshire, England

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

Beeston Castle

Ruined castle on a dramatic sandstone crag.

Halton Castle: a ruined shell keep castle on the site of an earlier motte and bailey

A medieval castle in Cheshire.

Castle Hill motte, Malpas

Castle Hill motte and ditch system, Oldcastle

Castle Cob motte

Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill Farm

Shocklach Castle motte and moated enclosure

Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains

Aldford motte and bailey and shell keep castle

Dodleston motte and bailey castle

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

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

Pulford motte and bailey castle