Photo of Dunster Castle, a motte & bailey in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.

Dunster CastlePhoto Ray Harrington / Unsplash

Castles & strongholds in SomersetSomerset, England

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

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Dunster Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Dunster

Wooded hilltop castle over a medieval Exmoor village.

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Burrow Mump

Motte & bailey · Castle near Bridgwater

Ruined church on a hillock above the Levels.

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Nunney Castle

Castle near Nunney

Moated French-style tower castle in a village.

Newton St Loe Castle

Castle near Bath

A medieval castle in Somerset.

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Castle near Iford

A medieval castle in Somerset.

Daw's Castle

Castle near Watchet

A medieval castle in Somerset.

Bury Castle, Selworthy

Castle near Selworthy

Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement

Cow Castle

Castle near Oare

A medieval castle in Somerset.

King's Castle

Castle near Wells

King's Castle enclosures, Iron Age defended settlement

Montacute Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Montacute

Montacute Castle: a motte and bailey castle on St Michael's Hill

Ballands Castle

Castle near Stourton

A medieval castle in Somerset.

Brewer's Castle

Castle near Winsford

A medieval castle in Somerset.

Bury Castle (Somerset)

Castle near Bampton (Bampton)

A medieval castle in Somerset.

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Castle near Bampton (Bampton)

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Culverhay Castle

Castle near Bath

A medieval castle in Somerset.

Cynwit Castle

Castle near Stogursey

A medieval castle in Somerset.

Fenny Castle Cross

Castle near Wells

Fenny Castle Cross: a medieval wayside cross 20m north west of Castle Farm, Castle

Maesbury Castle

Castle near Croscombe

Maesbury Castle small multivallate hillfort

Mounsey Castle

Castle near Winsford

Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north

Oldberry Castle

Castle near Winsford

A medieval castle in Somerset.

Richmont Castle

Castle near Priddy

Richmont Castle: the remains of a medieval castle, parts of its water management system and later C17 mining activity

Road Castle

Castle near Winsford

A medieval castle in Somerset.

Stogursey Castle

Castle near Stogursey

A medieval castle in Somerset.

Stowey Castle

Castle near Holford

Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site

Taunton Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Taunton

Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platform

Cary Castle

Motte & bailey near Castle Cary

A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond

Castle Neroche

Motte & bailey · Castle near Taunton

Castle Neroche: a motte and bailey castle and earlier defences above Castle Plantation

Cockroad Wood Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Stourton

Motte and bailey castle in Cockroad Wood

Down End Castle

Motte & bailey near Stogursey

Motte with two baileys immediately east of Bristol Road, Down End

Fenny Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Glastonbury

Fenny Castle: a motte and bailey castle

Hales Castle

Ringwork near Frome

Hales Castle: a ringwork and associated earthworks on Coles Hill

Locking Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Congresbury

Motte and bailey castle and associated earthworks south of Locking Head Farm