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==County Durham== {{See also|Maps of castles in England by county: BβK#Co. Durham|label 1=Map of castles in County Durham}} Castles of which only earthworks or vestiges remain include:<ref name="King"/> {{flatlist| *[[Bishopton Castle]] *[[Cotherstone Castle]] *[[Dalden Tower]] *[[Ludworth Tower]] *[[Streatlam Castle]] }} {{Sticky header}} {| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" width="100%" !width="12%"|Name !width="10%"|Type !width="8%" |Date !width="10%"|Condition !class="unsortable" width="94"|Image !width="10%"|Ownership / Access !class="unsortable"|Notes |- |[[Auckland Castle]] |Keep and bailey |{{sort|1101|12β16th century}} |Rebuilt |[[File:Auckland Castle 036.jpg|90px]] |{{sort|HH|[[Image:HH icon.svg]]}}<br/>[[Church of England]] |Mostly 16th-century, fragments remain of medieval castle, residence of the [[Bishop of Durham]].<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=24221 "Auckland Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006115249/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=24221 |date=2012-10-06 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Barnard Castle (castle)|Barnard Castle]] |Keep and bailey |{{sort|1001|11β14th century}} |Ruins |[[File:Barnard Castle.jpg|90px]] |{{sort|EH|[[Image:EH icon.svg]]}} |<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=19875 "Barnard Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002175644/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=19875 |date=2012-10-02 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Bowes Castle]] |Keep |{{sort|1101|12th century}} |Fragmentary remains |[[File:Bowes Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1158843.jpg|90px]] |{{sort|EH|[[Image:EH icon.svg]]}} |Ruins of keep survive.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=981380 "Bowes Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006115335/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=981380 |date=2012-10-06 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Brancepeth Castle]] |Keep and bailey |{{sort|1301|14β19th century}} |Reconstructed |[[File:Brancepeth Castle.jpg|90px]] |Private |Substantial medieval portions, including 5 towers incorporated in 19th-century rebuilding.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=24134 "Brancepeth Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009074856/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=24134 |date=2012-10-09 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Durham Castle]] |Keep and bailey |{{sort|1001|11β14th century}} |Rebuilt |[[File:Durham Castle - geograph.org.uk - 897762.jpg|90px]] |[[University College, Durham]] |Much altered during continuous occupation since c. 1072.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=24467 "Durham Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006115359/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=24467 |date=2012-10-06 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Lambton Castle]] |Neo-romantic castle |{{sort|1820|c. 1820β8}} |Intact |[[File:Lambton Park 1892.jpg|90px]] |Wedding venue / [[Earl of Durham]] |Later additions demolished following subsidence.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=24707 "Lambton Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009074910/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=24707 |date=2012-10-09 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Lumley Castle]] |Quadrangular castle |{{sort|1392|c. 1392}} |Intact |[[File:Lumley Castle 02.jpg|90px]] |Hotel / [[Earl of Scarbrough]] |Altered c. 1580 and 1721.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=24697 "Lumley Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006115412/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=24697 |date=2012-10-06 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Greta Bridge|Mortham Tower]] |Fortified manor house |{{sort|1301|14β16th century}} |Intact |[[File:Mortham Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1413899.jpg|90px]] |Private |15th-century tower, formerly in Yorkshire.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=19934 "Mortham Tower"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005185352/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=19934 |date=2012-10-05 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Raby Castle]] |Castle |{{sort|1101|12β14th century}} |Intact |[[File:Raby Castle - geograph.org.uk - 29645.jpg|90px]] |{{sort|HH|[[Image:HH icon.svg]]}}<br/> [[Lord Barnard]] |Altered in the 18β19th centuries.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=22054 "Raby Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006115422/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=22054 |date=2012-10-06 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Staindrop|Raby Old Lodge]] |Tower house |{{sort|1501|16th century}} |Restored | |Holiday accommodation |Probably built as a hunting lodge for the Neville family of [[Raby Castle]].<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=20004 "Lambton Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005185239/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=20004 |date=2012-10-05 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Scargill, County Durham|Scargill Castle]] |Tower house |{{sort|1201|13β15th century}} |Fragment |[[File:Scargill Castle Farm - geograph.org.uk - 75574.jpg|90px]] |Private, farm |Amongst farm buildings.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=19951 "Scargill Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005190455/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=19951 |date=2012-10-05 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Walworth Castle]] |Sham castle |{{sort|1601|c. 1600}} |Restored |[[File:Walworth 001.jpg|90px]] |Hotel |South-west tower and adjoining wall possibly medieval.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=23755 "Walworth Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009075005/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=23755 |date=2012-10-09 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Witton Castle]] |Castle |{{sort|1410|c. 1410}} |Restored |[[File:Witton Castle - geograph.org.uk - 307577.jpg|90px]] |Caravan site |Extended in 1790β95. Used as a leisure centre for a caravan site.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=22054 "Witton Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006115422/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=22054 |date=2012-10-06 }} PSC.</ref> |}
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