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Culverhay Castle is a medieval fortified house located in Somerset, England. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1006992. As a fortified residence, it represents the type of defensive domestic architecture constructed during the medieval period, when landowners sought to protect their properties through architectural means. The castle's physical remains and historical documentation provide evidence of domestic settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed by Somerset's medieval gentry.
Culverhay Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006992. View the official record →
Culverhay Castle is a medieval fortified house located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006992.
Culverhay Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006992.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 285m north west of Manor Farm (0.6 km), Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 420m south west of Barrowmead Cottage (1.1 km), Wansdyke: section 1230yds (1120m) eastwards from Burnt House Inn (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Culverhay Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Culverhay Castle stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.