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Kirby Muxloe Castle is a fifteenth-century brick-built fortress constructed by William, Lord Hastings, beginning in 1480. The castle represents an important example of late medieval military architecture, designed with a quadrangular plan incorporating corner towers and a gatehouse, demonstrating the defensive innovations of its period. Although never completed, the surviving structures, particularly the substantial brick towers and walls, provide significant evidence of high-status aristocratic residence during the reign of Edward IV and Richard III. The site was largely dismantled during the English Civil War and subsequently abandoned, leaving fragmentary but architecturally instructive remains that illustrate the transition from medieval to early modern fortification design.
Kirby Muxloe Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013323. View the official record →
Kirby Muxloe Castle is a fifteenth-century brick-built fortress constructed by William, Lord Hastings, beginning in 1480. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013323.
Kirby Muxloe 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 1013323.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rabbit warren 180m north east of The Lawn (2.6 km), Lubbesthorpe medieval settlement remains at Abbey Farm (3.9 km), Iron Age enclosure (4.3 km).
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