Welcome to Castle Facts

I have always been fascinated by Castles and fortifications. One of my earliest memories are being taken to Scarborough castle on holiday. I remember a trip to Wingfield Manor with a few of my friends when I was about 10, we thought we had walked to the ends of the earth, but it was only 5 miles away.

The data in this site was collated by Philip Davis from numerous sources given in the bibliographies. He has published this as the Gatehouse website and as freely downloadable databases. He continues to maintain and develop Gatehouse whilst doing his own independent studies on medieval fortifications which do eventually get published in Gatehouse. He has also provided me with a lot encouragement, support and feedback during the design of the site and contributed photographs. His help is greatly appreciated. As further versions of Philip's database are published, Castlefacts will be updated.

The site was been developed using a relational database (mysql) to store the information and Active Server Pages (asp) to retrieve the information. All the pages are written to be compliant to the XHTML 1.0 Strict standard. All formatting and layout uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The search facility uses javascript. The News ticker and photo gallery are written in actionscript and will require Adobe Flash Player. Images are stored at 1200px x 900px resolution and will scale down to suit the appropriate screen resolution. I have tested the website on Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari. If you encounter a browser compatibility problem, please let me know.

This site is a long term project and will be developed further. My current focus is on expanding the range of photographs in the database, but future planned enhancements include:

  • County based location maps
  • Statistical Analysis of the sites
  • Glossary of terms
  • Download of location information into Google Earth

This is a new site and there will be a few bugs and glitches, if you find any problems please email me

I am keen to improve the site so any comments on how the site can be improved will be appreciated.

January 2012 - Websites Developments

Updated to the latest set of data from the Gatehouse I have managed to write a conversion routine, so the task is now automated, which means it will be a lot easier to keep this site in sync with Philips core data. In additional, I have been able to reproduce the links given to various online books and references, so hopefully the site has a much cleaner look.

I intend to re-write Castlefacts during the course of this year, to address some of the design limitations of the original

November 2011 - Website Developments

Apologies to everyone, it's been some time since I updated the site. I had some health issues that took some time to resolve, but I'm pleased to say I am recovered now.

Ashley Green Grove Farm Flimston Farmhouse St Davids Bishops Palace Ryton, County Durham Mansell Lacy Moat Wacton; The Court Kerry; The Moat Trecastle Motte Bishops Moat Builth Wells Castle Mount Bures Ruislip Manor Farm Cockroad Wood Motte, Charlton Musgrove Horsford Castle Hill Castle Toll, Newenden Lodsworth Castle Dunham Massey; The mount Church Norton; The Mound Lamerton motte and bailey Pointz Castle Castell Nonni Anstey Castle Mold; The Bailey Hill Isfield Motte Ewyas Harold Castle

Morley Moor Mound Horsley Castle

Cadbury Castle Dolwyddelan Castle Thanks to Ben Abel

Meppershall; The Hills Thanks to Nick Hawkes

Dunstanburgh Castle Thanks to Paul Featherstone

Rushbury Castle Erddig Castle, Wrexham Castle Pulverbatch Aldford Blobb Hill Woodgarston, Wootton St Lawrence Craig Ruperra Motte Cabal Tump, Pembridge near Leominster Ewyas Harold Castle St Martins, Oaklands Mount

Hinckley Castle Hill

Lancaster Town Wall Thanks to Matthew Emmott

Yielden Castle Thanks to Baz Richardson

Fordhall, Moreton Thanks to Dave

Sycharth Castle, Llansilin Thanks to J McKenzie

Affeton Castle Thanks to Robert Cutts

Temple Bruer Preceptory Thanks to maxandedith

Heywood Castle, Wembworthy Thanks to Alan Rosevear

Tonford Manor, Thanington Without Thanks to Sandy Sandford

Hedon Twyers Hill Additional photos of Peveril Castle Additional photos of Castleton Town Defences Hussey Tower Tower on the Moor Rochford Tower Thanks to Philip Davis

Cainhoe Castle, Clophill Thanks to Nick Hawkes

Bury Bank, Stone Thanks to James Wright

February 2011 - Website Developments

Migrated to new server

Updated with the lastest version of the Gatehouse database

Thetford Warren Lodge

Additional pictures of Drax Castle Hill Wressle Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

January 2011 - Website Developments

A selection of panaramic pictures Pulford Castle Conisbrough Castle Lockington Coney Hill Skipsea Castle Hill Swine Castle Hill Weeting Castle Barrow upon Humber; The Castles Topcliffe Maidens Bower Topcliffe Manor Hills Thanks to Philip Davis

Pennington Eller Barrow Thanks to Matthew Emmott

Nunney Castle Thanks to Duncan Steward

Skipsea Castle Hill Thanks to Philip Davis

Harewood Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

Spofforth Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

November 2010 - Website Developments

Fixed defect - Isles not being returned in search results

Added the ability to flag an image as a panorama, so it displays the image in a different way (the thumbnails are larger, and the larger image opens up in a new window)

Castle Cornet, St Peter Port Thanks to Malcolm Butler

Dalton in Westmorland Thanks to Matthew Emmott

Kendal Vicarage Drive mound Thanks to Matthew Emmott

The maps on the Castle details screen have been converted to use Bing Maps. Microsoft are taking Multimap off line in the near future.

The Location Maps have also been redone to work with Bing Maps. I have increased the number of categories of fortification types and sites that have multiple types are illustrated better.

Fixed defect on next/previous not working in the large image view.

Allesley Ringwork Thanks to Philip Davis

Caludon Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

Coventry Caesars Tower Thanks to Philip Davis

Coventry Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

Bothamsall Castle Hill Thanks to Philip Davis

Worksop Castle Hill Thanks to Philip Davis

Baginton Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

Brandon Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

Brinklow Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

October 2010 - Website Developments

Llandaff Bishops Palace Thanks to Expat

Mettingham Castle Thanks to Peggy

Great Yarmouth; The Tolhouse Thanks to Peggy

High Lovelady Shield Thanks to Steve Jackson

Burton Upon Trent Bridge Thanks to Max Bladon

Burton Upon Trent Abbey Thanks to Max Bladon

September 2010 - Website Developments

Kings Lynn Town Wall Middleton Motte Wormegay Castle Castle Acre Castle Castle Rising Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

Pencoed Castle Thanks to Ben Salter

Tump Terret, Trellech Thanks to Dave Pearson

Greasley Castle Thanks to Sarah Seaton M.A.

LLangibby Castle Hay Castle Pennard Castle Dunraven Thanks to Simon T

Bakewell Castle Hill Thanks to Philip Davis

Hope Motte Thanks to Philip Davis

Addiional images of Bolsover Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

Whalley Abbey Thanks to Philip Davis

Clitheroe Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

Upton Castle Thanks to Maxwell Bladon

Kenfig Castle Thanks to Dru Marland

Llansteffan Castle Thanks to Kevin Trahar

Oxwich Tower Thanks to Janelle Martin

Oxwich Church of St Illtyd Thanks to Lee Coates

Bronllys Castle Thanks to Rachael Phillips

Llanddew Palace Thanks to Rhisiart Hincks

Haverfordwest Castle Thanks to humpydemon

August 2010 - Website Developments

May 2010 - Website Developments

Castell Meredydd Thanks to D.Meurig

Monnow Bridge Gate Thanks to Charles Dawson

Wingfield Castle Mettingham Castle Burgh Castle Orford Castle Thanks to Peggy

York Archbishops Palace Thanks to Matthew Emmott

Battle Abbey Battle Abbey Rye Town Wall Hastings Castle Rye Ypres Tower Thanks to Philip Davis

Greasley Castle

Leighton Hall Thanks to Matthew Emmott

Castell Dinas Thanks to Helen Hall

Wallingford Castle Thanks to David Hemming

Ancroft Church of St Ann

Denbigh Castle

Ewloe Castle Thanks to Sue

March 2010 - Website Developments

February 2010 - Website Developments

East Meon Court House , Hurst Castle , Carisbrooke Castle, Ruperra Castle ,Montgomery Castle, Belan Bank, Kinnerley

Coity Castle Thanks to Philip Blayney

Penhow Castle Thanks to Mark Bissett

Irton Hall Thanks to Greg Simpson

Sissinghurst Castle Thanks to Ursula Haigh

Sheffield Castle Thanks to Philip Davis

Caldbeck Church of St Kentigern Thanks to Peter

Nevill Hall Thanks to Matthew Emmott.

Burgh by Sands Church of St Michael Thanks to Joe Katrencik

Lanercost Priory Thanks to Alan Sawyer

Kings Lynn Town Wall Kings Lynn; The Red Mount Thanks to Anchorphotos

Tenby Town Walls Thanks to lhourahane

Woking Palace Thanks to Adrian Oates

Madeley CourtThanks to Mike Berger

The Music House Gresham Castle Caister Castle Thanks to Cameron Self

Palace of Westminster Thanks to Philip Davis

South Kyme Tower

Cockermouth Castle Thanks to Keith Fitton

Egremont Castle Thanks to Melissa Wood

Townhead, Farlam Green, Talkin Head Thanks to Catherine Bancroft

January 2010- Website Developments

Website Developments - 2009

Happy Christmas. Just a brief note to thank everyone who has contributed photographs and took the time to give me encouragement on this project. There is still much work to be done and I hope to enhance the site significantly over the next few months.

Fixed defect - top navigation search was not working from location Maps

New images loaded - Adwick le Street Castle Hills, Allt y Ferin - Llanegwad, Ascott Earl, Bincknoll Castle - Broad Hinton, Brimpsfield Castle, Castell Eglwyswrw, Castell Gwallter - Geneu'r Glyn, Castell Llanddeiniolen, Castell Pistog, Castle Neroche, Castle Pulverbatch, Cornhill Castle, Cwm Camlais Castle, Dingestow Castle, Dorstone Castle, Earls Barton Berry Mount, Holt Castle, Irthington Mill, Kirkby Fleetham Castle, Lavendon Castle, Lewes; The Mount, Lingen Castle, Mansell Lacy Moat, Mortimers Castle - Much Marcle, Nether Stowey Castle, Newtown Hall Motte, Old Castle Twt - Almeley, Painscastle, Pier Camp - Bangor, Powerstock Castle, Rhyd yr Onen Moat - Llangurig, Richards Castle, Tomen y Rhodwydd - Llandegla, Tomenseba - Llangeler, Topcliffe Manor Hills, Wark on Tweed Castle

New images loaded - Abinger Motte, Almeley Castle, Beaudesert Castle- Henley, Bishops Moat, Blackdown Rings - Loddiswell, Castell Crugerydd, Castell Llwyn - Bedw, Castle Toll - Newenden, Castle Tump - Dymock, Chichester Castle, Hembury Castle - West Buckfastleigh, Huntingdon Castle, Lingen Castle, Little Ness Castle Mound, Maes Gwyn Pentrefoelas, Nefyn,New Radnor Castle, Pulborough Park Mount, Swerford Castle, Tomen y Bala - Bala, Wolfscastle Motte

Aerial photos of Amberley Castle, Bodiam Castle, Dover Castle, Leeds Castle. Thanks to Henry Law

Bolling Hall. Thanks to Tim Green

Additional images of Halton Castle Hill. Thanks to Matthew Emmott.

Temon, Willimoteswick Manor - Bardon Mill, Witton Shields Tower, Wooley Farm Bastle Complex - Allendale

Acton Burnell Castle, Moreton Corbet Castle. Thanks to Kim Merrill

Yarmouth Castle. Thanks to Mark Fisher

Whittington Castle. Thanks to Deirdre Snook

Wyberts Castle - Wyberton

Mitford Castle. Thanks to Paul Sproat

Duddo Tower. Thanks to Anthony

Berkeley Castle. Thanks to Christopher Price

Broughton Tower. Thanks to Pat Neary

The Stonehouse Naworth East Park. Thanks to Catherine Bancroft

Madresfield Court. Thanks to Michael Marrison

Launceston Castle. Thanks to Myke Lyons

Lockington Coney Hill. Thanks to Philip Davis

Powderham Castle. Thanks to David J Glaves

Brownsea Castle,Kingswear Castle,Lydford Castle,St Michaels Mount Castle,Warwick Castle,Corfe Castle, Dartmouth Hawleys Castle. Thanks to Danny George

Norwich City Wall and Cow Tower. Thanks to Paul Reed

Buckland Abbey. Thanks to Katryn.

Chillingham Castle. Thanks to Bill Carnaby.

Weycroft Hall, Axminster. Thanks to Tom Taylor

Langley Castle. Thanks to analogueali

Southampton Castle. Thanks to John Coleman

Blenkinsopp Castle. Thanks to Hugh Gray

Markenfield Hall, St Mawes Castle. Thanks to Peter Mattock

Bewcastle Castle. Thanks to Alexander Cunningham

Pendennis Castle. Thanks to Mark Charter

Calshot Castle. Thanks to itslefty

Lumley Castle. Thanks to Dave Motaz

Croydon Archbishops Palace. Thanks to John Hawes

Beddington Place. Thanks to Tony

Lewes Castle. Thanks to Beth Hoffman

The Old Castle,Lower Allithwaite. Thanks to Mathew Emmott

Oxburgh Hall, Thetford Castle Hill, Thetford Red Castle, Weeting Castle, Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Framlingham Castle, Lindsey; The Mounts, Orford Castle. Thanks to Philip Davis

Chillingham Castle, Norham Castle, Etal Castle. Thanks to Ryan Davison

Northborough Manor House. Thanks to Bruce Morrison

Longthorpe Tower. Thanks to Rebecca Holder

Elsdon Tower. Thanks to David Ford

Garway Church of St Michael. Thanks to Lesley

Corbridge Vicars Pele. Thanks to Paul

Woodhouses Bastle Harbottle. Thanks to Bill Carnaby

Walmer Castle. Thanks to Alex Cleland

Old Madeley Manor - Thanks to David Burrows

Farleigh Hungerford Castle - Thanks to Canis Major

Pillaton Old Hall - Thanks to Richard

Firle Place, Michelham Priory, Scotney Castle, Great Chalfield Manor, Parham House, Herstmonceux Castle, Ightham Mote, Corfe Castle, Bodiam Castle. Thanks to Badger of the Bank

Hodsock Priory - Thanks to Brian Negus

Rose Castle - Thanks to Andrew Bowden

Conwy Town Walls - Thanks to Denis Egan

Ludlow Castle, Stokesay Castle - Thanks to bmwbloke

Chester City Wall Gates. Thanks to Matthew Emmott

Brecon Castle. Thanks to Carol Howard

Oxford Castle,Amberley Castle,Dover Castle,Hedingham Castle,Pevensey Castle,Tiverton Castle

Berry Pomeroy Castle, Sudeley Castle, Eynsford Castle, Hever Castle, Rochester Castle, Alnwick Castle, Nunney Castle, Guildford Castle and Palace. Thanks to James Stringer

Mulgrave Castle. Thanks to Alan

Gidleigh Castle. Thanks to Helene Gidley

Bridgnorth Castle, Castle Bytham, Lincoln Castle. Thanks to Ian Underhill

Edlingham Castle, Edlingham Church of St John the Bapist. Thanks to Kim Rowley

Boltongate Church of All Saints. Thanks to Dave Collins

Ightham Mote. Thanks to Jonathan

Armathwaite Castle. Thanks to Anita Evans

Additional images of Ashby De La Zouch Castle

Burton Agnes Manor House, Great Driffield Moat Hill, Harpham Manor and Church of St John of Beverley, Little Kelk, Scorborough Hall - Leconfield, Castle Levington, Crazy Castle - Skelton, Malton Castle, Barden Tower, Burton in Lonsdale Castle Hill, Elslack Hall, Hellifield Peel, Lawkland Hall, Skipton Castle. Thanks again to Philip Davis

Brimstage Hall. Thanks to Brian Browne

Cresswell Tower. Thanks to cresswelltina

Chirk Castle. Thanks to Deirdre Snook

Boarstall Tower. Thanks to Steve Cook

Saltwood Castle. Thanks to Mary Gerard

New images loaded. Astley Castle, Battle Abbey, Faulkbourne Hall, Great Dixter, Hastings Castle, Herstmonceux Castle, Little Dennis Blockhouse, Queen Elizabeths Hunting Lodge - Chingford, Rye - Ypres Tower, Scotney Castle, Titchfield Abbey, Wolvesey Castle

Barrow upon Humber; The Castles, Burstwick Hall Garth, Burton Constable Tower, Hornsea Hermitage, Kingston upon Hull Town Wall, Swan Hill - Bilton. Thanks to Philip Davis.

Ninebanks Tower. Thanks to Paul Heaton.

New images loaded - Bishop Rufus Palace - Northallerton, Bolsterstone Castle, Bradfield Bailey Hill, Bradfield Castle Hill, Fenwick Moat Hill, Hooton Pagnell Hall, Howe Hill - Felixkirk, Northallerton Castle Hills, Pickhill Money Hill, Rotherham Motte, Sheffield Manor Lodge and Turret House, Sowerby Castle Hill, Thorne Peel Hill, Topcliffe Maidens Bower, Yafforth Howe Hill. Thanks to Philip Davis.

Bolam Church of St Andrew. Thanks to Paul Macrae

Manorbier Castle. Thanks to Christian Guthier

Llawhaden Castle. Thanks to Chris Hearn

Fenny Bentley Old Hall. Thanks to Aidan McRae Thomson

Caer Gybi, Holyhead. Thanks to Charles Green

Penrhyn Castle. Thanks to Denis Egan

Colchester Castle. Thanks to Jeremy

Trenethick Barton. Thanks to Emily Spencer.

Prudhoe Castle. Thanks to Glen Bowman

Cotehele House. Thanks to Mirjana Chamberlain-Vucic

Halloughton Manor House, Southwell Bishops Palace, Duffield Castle - Derbyshire

Corfe Castle. Thanks to Simon Quinton.

Brough Castle. Additional images thanks to Matthew Emmott

Wells Bishops Palace. Thanks to Elliott Brown.

New images loaded - Bridgwater Castle. Thanks to Dr P E Cattermole

New images loaded - Bothamsall Castle Hill, Castell Mawr, Llanboidy, Castlemorton Motte, Churchover Motte, Hay Tump, Kingsland Castle, Lilbourne Castle Mynyddbrydd Tump 1 - Dorstone, Shawell - Catthorpe, Shobdon Court Castle, St Weonards Tump, Stapleton Motte, Topcliffe Maidens Bower, Waun Tympath, Waytemore Castle - Bishops Stortford, Wormegay Castle, St Briavels Castle, Sherborne Old Castle

Harewood Castle - Thanks to Phill Davison

Old Sarum Castle - Thanks to Phelyan Sanjoin

Updated photo gallery with all the new images that have been loaded. It may be overly ambitious to try to show all the images on the site in one gallery, so I may split this out into county based photo galleries

New images - Middleham Castle,Middleham Williams Hill, Snape Castle, Tanfield Castle, West Tanfield - Binsoe Hill, Ripon Ailey Hill and All-hallows Hill. Thanks to Philip Davis.

New images - Farleton Castle, Castle Haugh. Thanks to Matthew Emmott

Clipstone - King Johns Palace

Carlisle City Wall, Newbiggin Hall in Cumberland, Codnor Castle, Walworth Castle, Thurland Castle, Arthur's Castle Castle Howe - Tebay, Greenholme - Tebay, Rosgill Shap,Warcop Tower

New images loaded - Burton in Lonsdale Castle Hill Gleaston Castle - Aldingham, Kirkoswald moated site, Milburn Village, Pennington Castle Hill, Round Hill - Kendal, Skelsmergh Hall, Smardale Hall Pele, York Baile Hill, High Gravestone Field - Kendal. Thanks to Matthew Emmott for providing them

New images loaded - Hutton in the Forest Hall, Two Lions Inn, Piel Castle, Wraysholme Tower - Lower Allithwaite, Castle Howe - Kendal, Lowther Castle Stead, Ravenstonedale Church Pele, Ubarrow Hall, Whitby Castle, Castle Haugh Tower - Sedbergh, Ingmire Hall - Sedbergh. Thanks to Matthew Emmott for providing them

New images loaded - Kirkoswald Castle, Muncaster Castle, Old Hall - Ulpha, Penrith Castle, Maurholme Manor, Helsfell Farmhouse, Lammerside Castle, Nether Levens Hall, Pendragon Castle, Selside Hall, Wharton Hall, Yanwath Hall. Thanks to Matthew Emmott for providing them

Enhancement - Advanced search optionally allows filtering by sites with photographs

New images loaded - Great Salkeld Rectory, Greystoke Castle, Hutton John,Johnby Hall, Millom Castle, Millrigg, Lowick Hall, Hawes Bridge, Hazelslack Tower, Heversham Hall, Hollin How, Kentmere Hall, Kirfit Hall, Levens Hall, Nether Hall in Westmoreland, Ormside Church of St James, Ormside Hall, Ormside Ringwork. Thanks to Matthew Emmott for providing them

New Images loaded - Carlisle Castle, Carlisle Cathderal Church and Priory of St Mary, Dalemain, Greenhalgh Castle, Tutbury Castle, Dalton in Furness, Godmond Hall, Strickland Roger, Grayrigg Hall, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, Skipton Castle. Thanks to Matthew Emmott for providing them

New images loaded - Mackworth Castle, Tutbury Castle

New Images loaded - Chester Castle, Chester City Wall, Croglin Low Hall, Croglin Vicarage, Dacre Castle, Burneside Hall, Strickland Roger, Burton Hall,Warcop,Cappleside Hall, Beetham, Castle Hill, Beetham, Clifton Hall, Clifton Motte, Kirkby Lonsdale Cockpit Hill. Thanks to Matthew Emmott for providing them

New images loaded - Aldingham Moat Hill, Ashton Hall, Askham Village Defences, Borrowdale Dyke, Borwick Hall, Brough Castle. Thanks to Matthew Emmott for providing them

New images loaded - Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Castle

Added photographers accreditation and more descriptive caption text

Updated photogallery with all images

Added sortable listings to search results and county listings

Fixed defect - error when no images present

Fixed defect - Photo tab being shown when no photographs available

New images loaded - Nottingham Castle,Durham Castle, Bowes Castle, Barnard Castle, Raby Castle, Brancepeth Castle, Tynemouth Castl,e Belsay Castle Ponteland Vicarage Tower, Ponteland Castle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Castle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Town Wall, Witton Castle, Witton-le-Wear, Houghton le Spring Rectory, Bishop Auckland Castle, Hartlepool Town Wall, Danish Tower - Flamborough

Graphs and statistics added - this will be expanded further

New images loaded - Spofford Bardsey Rougemont Castle near Weeton Barwick in Elmet, Hall Tower Hill,Tadcaster Castle Barwick in Elmet Burgus Enclosure Pontefract Castle, Sandal Castle, Saxton Motte Wakefield Lowe Hill Knaresborough Castle, Bardsey Castle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet Castle Hill, Cawood Castle, Oswestry Castle, Ashby De La Zouch Castle, Bolsover Castle, Lower Down Castle, Lydbury North, more castle, Roos Castle, Swine Castle Hill, Rise Mote Hill, Aughton Castle Hill Skirpenbeck Manor House, Bridlington Priory, Gainsborough Old Hall, York castle

New images loaded. Conwy, Criccieth, Goodrich, Pickering, Beaumaris, Flint, Rhuddlan, Lindisfarne, Dolbadarn, Malton Castle, Helmsley Castle, Slingsby Castle, Pickering Beacon Hill

New images uploaded. Harlech Castle

Bug fix - Detailed map floating below side navigation

New Images uploaded. Wingfield Manor and Bodiam Castle

Photo Gallery updated to reflect new images loaded

New images uploaded. Beverley Town Defences, Howden Palace, Alton Castle, Clungunford Motte, Paull Holme Tower

New images uploaded. Colebatch Motte, Kibworth Harcourt; The Munt, Caus Castle, Scarborough Castle. Thanks to Philip Davis for supplying them

Fixed Defect - Various issues on Welsh sites, Images of England incorrectly displayed, Civil Parish should have read Community, link should have been to Coflein not Pastscape

Fixed Defect - Yorkshire Ainsty and York not displaying in county listing - problem with & in name

Fixed defect - Multimap Api not working on http://castlefacts.info, only on http://www.castlefacts.info. Map failed to be displayed if following a link from search engine

Fixed defect - Castle uin not being passed to the detailed map (caused photos not to be displayed when returning to the details page

Enhancement - Website details page added

Enhancement - Feedback Form added

Enhancement - Amended introductory text added to home page

Enhancement - Photo Gallery added

Enhancement - Additional introductory text added to home page

Enhancement - Updated to the latest version of the Gatehouse database

Most of the sites or buildings recorded in this web site are NOT open to the public and permission to visit a site must always be sought from the landowner or tenant.

The information on this web site may be derived from information compiled by and/or copyright of English Heritage, CADW, various County Councils and other individuals and organisations. All the sources given should be consulted to identify the original copyright holder and permission obtained from them before use of the information on this site for commerical purposes. I do not receive any income from this site and I fund it myself. The bibliography owes much to various bibliographies produced by John Kenyon for the Council for British Archaeology, the Castle Studies Group and others. This site is based upon the databases collated and maintained by Philip Davis who kindly gave permission for its use.