Castles of England/Gloucestershire

There are six castles of note in Gloucestershire.

Name	Type	Date	Condition	Ownership / Access	Notes (Key)
Berkeley Castle	Keep and bailey	110112–14th century	Intact	HH	Largely unaltered until 1920s, when interior modernised by 8th Earl of Berkeley.
Beverstone Castle	Pentagonal castle	120113–15th century	Ruins	NGS	160117th century house built within ruins.
Ruardean Castle	Fortified manor house	120113th century	Fragment
St Briavel's Castle	Keep and bailey	120113th century	Habitable	EH	Youth hostel.
Sudeley Castle	Quadrangular castle	140115th century	Restored	HH	Restored as country house 19th century.
Thornbury Castle	Fortified house	1511c.1511	Substantially intact	Hotel	Restored 19th century.

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