< Castles of England

There are seven castles in Suffolk.

Name
 Type
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access		 Notes (Key)
Bungay Castle Keep and bailey 12–13th century Fragmentary remains / Bungay Castle Trust Abandoned c.1365.
Clare Castle Motte and bailey 11th century Fragmentary remains Motte 53 ft high.
Eye Castle Motte and bailey 11th century Fragmentary remains Motte over 40 ft high.
Framlingham Castle Enclosure castle 12th century Ruins Curtain wall with 13 open-backed towers and projecting gatehouse, poor house 17–19th centuries.
Mettingham Castle Fortified manor house c.1342 Fragmentary remains Private Gatehouse survives.
Orford Castle Keep 1165–73 Intact Unique polygonal keep survives.
Wingfield Castle Castle c.1385 Fragment Private residence South curtain wall, gatehouse and east drawbridge survive, with 16–17th century house.
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