The most famous castle in England is Buckingham Palace, ranked #6 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Tower of London and Windsor Castle.
The Castlemap atlas charts 170 castles, 26 fortresses, 35 palaces & châteaux and 98 ruins in England. They span more than 25 centuries — from Maiden Castle (founded 599 BC) to HM Fort Roughs (1942). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of England.
Map of castles in England
On the map they cluster thickest around London — 87 within a 100 km day trip, then Basingstoke (82) and Oxford (82). The northernmost is Berwick Castle, the southernmost Pendennis Castle — about 658 km apart.
Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near London · Castles near Brighton and Hove · Castles near Birmingham · Castles near Milton Keynes · Castles near Oxford · Castles near Bristol — and 14 more in the city index.
By region: Castles in Northumberland.
See them on the map →When they were built
Of the 329 landmarks mapped in England, 283 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 11th century — 80 of them. 214 predate 1500 and 27 were built after 1700.
