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Old Wardour Castle is a hexagonal tower keep built in the late 14th century, located near Tisbury in Wiltshire, England. The castle was constructed by John, Lord Lovel, and represents a distinctive example of the military architecture of that period, with its unusual six-sided design providing both defensive capability and residential accommodation. The site retains 17th century stables and later garden features, reflecting its subsequent occupation and adaptation following the English Civil War, during which the castle underwent siege. The ruins, designated under the National Heritage List for England (entry 1013398), remain an important example of late medieval fortified domestic architecture in southern England.
Old Wardour Castle: a tower keep castle, 17th century stables and later garden features is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013398. View the official record →
Old Wardour Castle is a hexagonal tower keep built in the late 14th century, located near Tisbury in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013398.
Old Wardour Castle: a tower keep castle, 17th century stables and later garden features 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 1013398.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Woodley Down 675m NNE of Ashmore Farm (8.6 km), Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Woodcutts Common, 850m south east and 845m SSE of Arundell Cottages (8.6 km), Enclosure in Brookes Coppice, 600m north west of Five Elms (8.9 km).
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Old Wardour Castle: a tower keep castle, 17th century stables and later garden features stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.