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Warwick Castle is a medieval fortress founded in 1068 by William the Conqueror on a strategically commanding site above the River Avon in Warwickshire. The castle retains significant Norman and later medieval structures, including its impressive 14th-century towers, the Guy's Tower and Caesar's Tower, which dominate the skyline and exemplify the castle's development as both a defensive stronghold and aristocratic residence. The site's physical character is marked by substantial stone walls, gatehouses, and inner ward structures that reflect successive phases of construction and modification from the Norman period through the medieval centuries. Warwick Castle has served continuously as a seat of the Earls of Warwick and remains one of England's finest examples of a working medieval castle, though portions of its extensive complex remain uninhabited.
Warwick Castle (uninhabited parts) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005757. View the official record →
Warwick Castle is a medieval fortress founded in 1068 by William the Conqueror on a strategically commanding site above the River Avon in Warwickshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005757.
Warwick Castle (uninhabited parts) 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 1005757.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duke of Bedford's Castle, 140m SE of Castle Farm (5.5 km), Oakley Wood Camp (5.9 km), Circular ditched enclosures SW of Wiggerland Wood Farm (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Warwick Castle (uninhabited parts)'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.
Warwick Castle (uninhabited parts) stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.