Castles of England/Somerset

There are 11 castles in Somerset. Name Type Date Condition Image Ownership/ Access Notes ([../Key/]]) Banwell Castle Neo-romantic castle 1848c.1848 Intact 90px Restaurant Architect not known. Beckington Castle 160117th century Rebuilt 90px Company HQ Medieval remains incorporated in later building. Dunster Castle Castle 120113–19th century Rebuilt 90px ENTImage:NTE icon.svg Existing house dates largely from c.1571, with 18–19th century alterations. Farleigh Hungerford Castle Enclosure castle 130114–15th century Ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg On high ground above the River Frome. Newton St Loe Castle Fortified manor house 130114th century Fragment 90px Bath Spa University Large tower and gatehouse, altered 16–17th century. Nunney Castle Quadrangular castle 13731373 Ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Towers originally had conical roofs, north wall collapsed 1910. Stogursey Castle Motte and bailey 100111–12th century Fragmentary remains 90px Landmark Trust 160117th century house built within remains of castle. Sutton Court Fortified manor house 130114–15th century Fragment 90px Private apartments Short length of embattled wall and a tower survive, incorporated in large house, restored 19th century. Taunton Castle Shell keep 120113th century Restored 90px HMImage:Museum icon (red).png Now houses Somerset County Museum, Castle Hotel incorporates remains of an outer gatehouse. Walton Castle Sham castle 16151615–20 Restored 90px Private residence Restored as private house 20th century. Wells Bishop's Palace Fortified palace 120113–15th century Substantially intact 90px HHImage:HH icon.pngChurch of England Adjacent to cathedral, residence of the Bishop of Bath and Wells.