Castles County Somerset - Castles and Legends

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

09/01/202309/01/2023 by Madeleine

Farleigh Hungerford Castle ruins are located in Somerset, on a hillside close to the river Frome and just 9 miles from the historic city of Bath. The castle is in fact a medieval fortified mansion, built in the 14th century by the Hungerford family and has a compelling and sometimes gruesome past. Today the castle … Read more

Nunney Castle

31/01/202227/01/2022 by Madeleine

Nunney Castle is a medieval moated castle built by the knight John de la Mare in the late 14th century from his profits serving as a soldier in the Hundred Years War. The castle’s style is said to have French influence, for example the castle had machicolations, though this statement has been long debated whether … Read more