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Lulworth Castle is a 17th-century fortified residence built in 1588 for Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, located near the village of Lulworth in Dorset. The castle was constructed as a hunting lodge and displays the characteristic features of Elizabethan military architecture, with corner towers and a fortified perimeter wall designed in a geometric, castle-like form. The building was severely damaged by fire in 1641 during the English Civil War and subsequently underwent significant restoration in the late 19th and 20th centuries to preserve its historical fabric. Today it remains a prominent example of late Tudor military architecture and is recognised as a substantial domestic fortification of considerable historical importance to understanding the domestic architecture of the English landed gentry during this period.
Lulworth Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016069. View the official record →
Lulworth Castle is a 17th-century fortified residence built in 1588 for Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, located near the village of Lulworth in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016069.
Lulworth 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 1016069.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Boat Knoll (1.6 km), Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm (1.7 km), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (1.9 km).
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