Era

Norman & medieval (1066–1485)

From the Conquest to Bosworth — castles, abbeys, cathedrals at peak ambition. The Plantagenets, the great hall, the cloister, the Black Death.

502 places dated to this era.

Highlights

Towns & cities · Scottish Highlands

Aberdeen

Aberdeen — city in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Castles · Scottish Lowlands

Alnwick Castle

Alnwick Castle — castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK; seat of the Duke of Northumberland, England, UK.

Castles · North East England

Appleby Castle

Appleby Castle — Grade I listed English country house in Appleby-in-Westmorland, United Kingdom.

Museums · Scottish Highlands

Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle — estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.

Castles · North Wales

Beaumaris Castle

Beaumaris Castle — castle in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales.

Towns & cities · South West England

Bristol

Bristol — city in South West England, United Kingdom.

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Archaeological sites · North West England

Buckton Castle

Buckton Castle — 12th-century castle in Mossley, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

Castles · North Wales

Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon Castle — castle in Caernarfon, North Wales.

Castles · South Wales

Caerphilly Castle

Caerphilly Castle — castle in Caerphilly, Wales.

Towns & cities · South Wales

Cardiff

Cardiff — capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.

UNESCO World Heritage · North Wales

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd — World Heritage site in the United Kingdom.

Castles · North Wales

Chirk Castle

Chirk Castle — medieval fortress in Wrexham County Borough, Wales.

Castles · North West England

Clitheroe Castle

Clitheroe Castle — castle in Lancashire, England, UK.

Castles · North Wales

Conwy Castle

Conwy Castle — castle in Conwy, North Wales.

Towns & cities · South West England

Dunkeswell

Dunkeswell — village in Devon, England, UK.

Castles · Scottish Lowlands

Durham Castle

Durham Castle — Grade I listed historic house museum in Durham, England, UK.

UNESCO World Heritage · Yorkshire & the Humber

Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey — ruined Cistercian abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK.

Castles · North Wales

Harlech Castle

Harlech Castle — castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales.

Castles · West Midlands

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle — castle ruin in the town of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, UK.

Towns & cities · Yorkshire & the Humber

Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull — city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK.

Palaces · London

Lambeth Palace

Lambeth Palace — official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Towns & cities · North Wales

Liverpool

Liverpool — city in Merseyside, England, United Kingdom.

Towns & cities · West Midlands

Manchester

Manchester — city in Greater Manchester, England.

Parks · South East England

Sandleford Priory

Sandleford Priory — country house in Greenham, West Berkshire, England, UK.

Towns & cities · South Wales

Swansea

Swansea — City and county in Wales.

UNESCO World Heritage · London

Tower of London

Tower of London — castle in central London, United Kingdom.

Castles · Central Scotland

Aberdour Castle

Aberdour Castle — castle in Fife, Scotland, UK.

Castles · Mid Wales

Aberdyfi Castle

Aberdyfi Castle — ruined castle in Ceredigion, Wales, UK.

Castles · Mid Wales

Aberedw Castle

Aberedw Castle — scheduled monument in Wales.

Castles · South Wales

Abergavenny Castle

Abergavenny Castle — Grade I listed building in Abergavenny. Ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Castles · Mid Wales

Aberystwyth Castle

Aberystwyth Castle — Grade I listed castle in Ceredigion, Wales.

Castles · Scottish Highlands

Achanduin Castle

Achanduin Castle — castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.

Castles · Scottish Highlands

Airlie Castle

Airlie Castle — castle remains and mansion in Angus, Scotland, UK.

Abbeys & priories · West Midlands

Alcester Abbey

Alcester Abbey — abbey in Alcester, Stratford-on-Avon, England, UK.

Cemeteries · West Midlands

All Saints Church

All Saints Church — Anglican church in Bedfordshire, England.

Abbeys & priories · East Midlands

All Saints' Church, Mackworth

All Saints' Church, Mackworth — Grade I listed parish church in Mackworth, Derbyshire, England, UK.

Castles · London

Allington Castle

Allington Castle — stone-built moated castle in Allington, England.

Abbeys & priories · Scottish Lowlands

Alnwick Abbey

Alnwick Abbey — Premonstratensian monastery in Northumberland, England, UK.

Archaeological sites · London

Ankerwycke Priory

Ankerwycke Priory — Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds.

Abbeys & priories · Scottish Highlands

Arbroath Abbey

Arbroath Abbey — abbey in Arbroath, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Gardens · Scottish Highlands

Ardchattan Priory

Ardchattan Priory — monastery buildings later used as a house, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.

Castles · South East England

Arundel Castle

Arundel Castle — castle in West Sussex, England, UK.

Archaeological sites · West Midlands

Ascot d'Oilly Castle

Ascot d'Oilly Castle — castle in Oxfordshire, England, UK.

Castles · Scottish Lowlands

Auckland Castle

Auckland Castle — castle in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England, UK.

Abbeys & priories · London

Austin Friars

Austin Friars — former friary in London.

Castles · Scottish Lowlands

Aydon Castle

Aydon Castle — fortified manor house near Corbridge, Northumberland, England, UK.

Castles · Scottish Lowlands

Ayr Castle

Ayr Castle — castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.

Archaeological sites · East Midlands

Baconsthorpe Castle

Baconsthorpe Castle — Grade I listed castle in Norfolk, England, UK.

Abbeys & priories · South East England

Baddesley Preceptory

Baddesley Preceptory is a abbey in the United Kingdom.

Archaeological sites · South West England

Barnstaple Castle

Barnstaple Castle — castle in Devon, England, UK.

Abbeys & priories · North Wales

Basingwerk Abbey

Basingwerk Abbey — ruin of an abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales.

Abbeys & priories · South East England

Bayham Old Abbey

Bayham Old Abbey — abbey in Frant, East Sussex, England, UK.

Abbeys & priories · East Midlands

Beauchief Abbey

Beauchief Abbey — abbey in Beauchief, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK.

Abbeys & priories · South East England

Beaulieu Abbey

Beaulieu Abbey — abbey in Beaulieu, Hampshire, England, UK.

Palaces · West Midlands

Beaumont Palace

Beaumont Palace — former palace in Oxford, England.

Archaeological sites · London

Bedford Castle

Bedford Castle — castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK.

Castles · Scottish Lowlands

Belsay Castle

Belsay Castle — medieval castle ruins in Northumberland, England, UK.

Castles · East Midlands

Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle — historic house museum and home of the Dukes of Rutland in Leicestershire, England, UK.

Castles · West Midlands

Berkeley Castle

Berkeley Castle — castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Beverley Minster

Beverley Minster — church in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK.

Castles · West Midlands

Beverston Castle

Beverston Castle — Grade I listed quadrangular castle in Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Abbeys & priories · West Midlands

Biddlesden Abbey

Biddlesden Abbey — Cistercian abbey in Buckinghamshire, UK.

Abbeys & priories · South East England

Bindon Abbey

Bindon Abbey — monastery in Wool, Dorset, England, UK.

Abbeys & priories · West Midlands

Blackfriars

Blackfriars — former friary in Gloucester, England.

Abbeys & priories · Scottish Lowlands

Blanchland Abbey

Blanchland Abbey — monastery in Blanchland, Northumberland, England, UK.

Castles · West Midlands

Bletsoe Castle

Bletsoe Castle — castle in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, UK.

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