Castles of England/Lincolnshire

Name	Type	Date	Condition	Ownership / Access	Notes (Key)
Bolingbroke Castle	Enclosure castle	120113–14th century	Fragmentary ruins	EH	Slighted after brief siege in 1643.
Bytham Castle	Motte and bailey	110112th century	Earthworks	Private
Goltho Castle	Motte and bailey	1080c.1080	Destroyed		Site of Saxon fortified dwelling of c.850, established by excavation.
Grimsthorpe Castle	Castle	120113th century	Fragment	HH	Remodelled in 18th and 19th centuries, retains 13th century south-east tower.
Hussey Tower	Tower house	130114–15th century	Ruins	HC
Kyme Tower	Castle	130114th century	Fragment	Private
Lincoln Castle	Keep and bailey	100111–13th century	Substantially intact	HC Local Authority	Double motte and bailey.
Rochford Tower	Fortified house	140115–16th century	Fragment	Private	22 miles east of Boston.
Somerton Castle	Quadrangular castle	12811281–1305	Fragment	Private	Single tower survives, adjoining 17th century building.
Tattershall Castle	Tower	14301430s	Intact	ENT	Brick tower built in earlier moated enclosure for Ralph Cromwell, restored in 1911-25 by Lord Curzon.
Torksey Castle	Semi-fortified house	150116th century	Fragmentary ruins	Private	Slighted during Civil War.

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