Castles in the County of Bedfordshire
Name Type Confidence Remains Photos
Ampthill Castle   Masonry Castle Palace  Certain  Nothing visible   
Ampthill Motte   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Arlesey Village Defence   Urban Defence  Questionable  Cropmarks/slight earthworks    
Bedford Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Masonry footings  Images Available
Bedford Town Bank and The Kings Ditch   Urban Defence  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Biggleswade Bishops Manor   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Biggleswade Ringwork   Timber Castle  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Bletsoe Castle   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Bletsoe Village Defence   Urban Defence  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Cainhoe Castle, Clophill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Cainhoe Village Defences   Urban Defence  Questionable  Earthworks   
Chalgrave motte   Timber Castle  Certain  Nothing visible   
Chalgrave 2   Timber Castle  Questionable  Cropmarks/slight earthworks    
Colmworth Manor and Motte   Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Dunstable Kingsbury   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Dunstable Priory House   Palace  Questionable  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Dunstable Town Defences   Urban Defence  Possible  Nothing visible   
Eastcotts Motte   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Eaton Bray Manor   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Earthworks   
Eaton Socon Castle Hills   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Etonbury, Arlesey   Timber Castle  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Flitwick Mount Hills   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Gannocks Castle, Tempsford   Masonry Castle Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Certain  Earthworks   
Great Barford; The Creakers   Timber Castle  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Heath and Reach, Craddocks Field   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Higham Gobion, Fishery   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Hockliffe Manor   Fortified Manor House Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
John of Gaunts Hill, Sutton   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Luton Court House   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Luton Holly Lodge   Timber Castle  Certain  Nothing visible   
Meppershall Village Defences   Urban Defence  Certain  Earthworks   
Meppershall; The Hills   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Odell Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Palaceyard Wood, Roxton   Timber Castle Palace  Possible  Earthworks   
Podington Motte   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Quince Hill, Old Warden   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Renhold Ring   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Ridgmont; The Round House   Timber Castle  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Risinghoe Castle Mills   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Sandy seigework   Siege Work  Questionable  Uncertain   
Sandye Place   Timber Castle  Possible  Uncertain   
Sharnbrook, Castle Close   Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Shillington Church Panel   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Someries Castle   Fortified Manor House Tower House  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Stevington Castle   Masonry Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Tempsford Town Defences   Urban Defence  Rejected  Nothing visible   
Thurleigh Village Defence   Urban Defence  Certain  Earthworks   
Thurleigh, Bury Hills   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Toddington Conger Hill   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Totternhoe Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Totternhoe Village Defence   Urban Defence  Questionable  Uncertain   
Vine House, Langford   Fortified Manor House Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Warren Knoll, Tilsworth   Timber Castle  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Yielden Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Yielden Village Defences   Urban Defence  Questionable  Earthworks   

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