Castles of England/Leicestershire

Name Type Date Condition Image Ownership/ Access Notes (../Key/) Ashby de la Zouch Castle Keep 110112–15th century Fragmentary ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Fortified manor converted to castle by William, Lord Hastings in 1474. Largely destroyed during the Civil War. The Hastings tower (90 ft high) and a tunnel survive. Belvoir Castle Neo-romantic castle 160117–19th century Intact 90px HHImage:HH icon.svgDuke of Rutland Originally medieval castle, rebuilt 1655–68 incorporating some medieval masonry, remodelled 1801–30. Hallaton Castle Motte and bailey 1101Medieval Earthworks 90px Private Well-preserved earthworks. Kirby Muxloe Castle Quadrangular castle 14801480–3 Fragmentary ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Moated, begun by William, Lord Hastings in 1480, remained unfinished at his death in 1483.> Leicester Castle Castle 110112–13th century Fragments 90px HCImage:CL_icon.svgLocal authority Great hall survives, much altered.