Castles of England/Lincolnshire
Appearance
Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes (Key) |
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Bolingbroke Castle | Enclosure castle | 13–14th century | Fragmentary ruins | ![]() |
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Slighted after brief siege in 1643. |
Bytham Castle | Motte and bailey | 12th century | Earthworks | ![]() |
Private | |
Goltho Castle | Motte and bailey | c.1080 | Destroyed | ![]() |
Site of Saxon fortified dwelling of c.850, established by excavation. | |
Grimsthorpe Castle | Castle | 13th century | Fragment | ![]() |
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Remodelled in 18th and 19th centuries, retains 13th century south-east tower. |
Hussey Tower | Tower house | 14–15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Kyme Tower | Castle | 14th century | Fragment | ![]() |
Private | |
Lincoln Castle | Keep and bailey | 11–13th century | Substantially intact | ![]() |
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Double motte and bailey. |
Rochford Tower | Fortified house | 15–16th century | Fragment | ![]() |
Private | 2 miles east of Boston. |
Somerton Castle | Quadrangular castle | 1281–1305 | Fragment | ![]() |
Private | Single tower survives, adjoining 17th century building. |
Tattershall Castle | Tower | 1430s | Intact | ![]() |
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Brick tower built in earlier moated enclosure for Ralph Cromwell, restored in 1911-25 by Lord Curzon. |
Torksey Castle | Semi-fortified house | 16th century | Fragmentary ruins | ![]() |
Private | Slighted during Civil War. |