Old Wardour Castle

Donhead St Andrew, England
England

14th-century castle in Wiltshire, England

Key Information

Construction

c. 1393

Castle Type

Castle

Current Status

Ruins

Historical Overview

Wardour Castle or Old Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle at Wardour, on the boundaries of the civil parishes of Tisbury and Donhead St Andrew in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salisbury. The castle was built in the 1390s, came into the ownership of the Arundells in the 16th century, and was rendered uninhabitable in 1643 and 1644 during the Civil War. A Grade I listed building, it is managed by English Heritage and open to the public.

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