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==Wiltshire== {{See also|Maps of castles in England by county: LβW#Wiltshire|label 1=Map of castles in Wiltshire}} Castles of which only little or no traces remain include:<ref name="King"/> {{flatlist| *[[Ashton Keynes Castle]] *[[Bincknoll Castle]] *[[Castle Combe Castle]] *[[Stourton, Wiltshire|Castle Orchard]] *[[Aldbourne#History|Lewisham Castle]] *[[Malmesbury Castle]] *[[Marlborough Castle]] *[[Castle Hill, Mere|Mere Castle]] *[[Oaksey#Norwood Castle|Norwood Castle]] *[[Sherrington#History|Sherrington Castle]] *[[Stapleford, Wiltshire|Stapleford 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 |- |[[Devizes Castle]] |Neo-romantic castle |{{sort|19|19th century}} |Intact |[[File:Entrance, Devizes Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1022978.jpg|90px]] |Private apartments |Present building begun 1842 on site of important medieval castle built in 1080.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=216161 "Devizes Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005003424/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=216161 |date=2015-10-05 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Longford Castle]] |Sham castle |{{sort|1591|1591}} |Intact |[[File:Longford Castle rear.jpg|90px]] |[[Earl of Radnor]] |Remodelled in the 18th century.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=217641 "Longford Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009130136/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=217641 |date=2012-10-09 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Ludgershall Castle]] |Ringwork |{{sort|1001|11β13th century}} |Fragmentary remains |[[File:Ludgershall Castle - geograph.org.uk - 218171.jpg|90px]] |{{sort|EH|[[Image:EH icon.svg]]}} |Remains of a tower and extensive earthworks.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=224349 "Ludgershall Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009014800/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=224349 |date=2012-10-09 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Old Sarum Castle]] |Motte and bailey |{{sort|1001|11β13th century}} |Fragmentary remains |[[File:Old Sarum Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1188552.jpg|90px]] |{{sort|EH|[[Image:EH icon.svg]]}} |On site of Iron Age hill fort.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1197078 "Old Sarum Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009073741/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1197078 |date=2012-10-09 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Old Wardour Castle]] |Castle |{{sort|1393|c. 1393}} |Ruins |[[File:Old Wardour Castle, Wiltshire - geograph.org.uk - 1758573.jpg|90px]] |{{sort|EH|[[Image:EH icon.svg]]}} |Remodelled in the 16β17th centuries, superseded by [[Palladian]] building known as [[New Wardour Castle]].<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=210460 "Old Wardour Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009073849/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=210460 |date=2012-10-09 }} PSC.</ref> |}
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