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Castles in the County of Cambridgeshire
Name Type Confidence Remains Photos
Aldreth   Timber Castle  Certain  Nothing visible   
Balsham Manor of the bishop of Ely   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Bassingbourne, John of Gaunts House   Masonry Castle Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Belsars Hill, Willingham   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Benwick   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Biggin Abbey Bishops Palace   Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Bourn Hall Ringwork   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Braham   Timber Castle  Rejected  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Burgh Manor House, Burrough Green   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Burwell Castle   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Cambridge Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Cambridge Town Defences   Urban Defence  Possible  Nothing visible   
Castle Camps   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Castle Camps Village Defences   Urban Defence  Certain  Earthworks   
Castle in the Isle of Ely   Timber Castle  Possible  Uncertain   
Caxton Moats   Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Cherry Hill, Ely   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Chesterton Tower   Tower House  Questionable  Major  Images Available
Cheveley Castle   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Masonry footings   
Chippenham; The Rookery   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Doddington Bishops Palace   Palace  Possible  Earthworks   
Ely Old Bishops Palace   Palace  Certain  Major   
Fordham   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Fowlmere; The Round Moat   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Great Shelford Manor of the bishop of Ely   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Hardwick Manor of the bishop of Ely   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Herewards Castle   Timber Castle  Possible  Uncertain   
Kirtling Towers   Fortified Manor House Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Little Downham Bishops Palace   Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Longstanton Bishops Palace   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Lophams Hall, Carlton   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Lordship Lane, Cottenham   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Orwell, Toot Hill   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Overhall Grove, Knapwell   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Rampton, Giants Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Shuckburgh Castle, Dullingham   Uncertain  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Swaffham Bullbeck   Timber Castle  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Swavesey Castle Hill   Timber Castle  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Swavesey Town Defences   Urban Defence  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks    
Willingham Manor of the Bishop of Ely   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Wimpole mound   Timber Castle  Questionable  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Wisbech Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle Palace  Certain  Nothing visible   
Mallets Manor   Fortified Manor House  Questionable  Cropmarks/slight earthworks    

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