Highcliffe Castle
Dorset, England
Highcliffe Castle is a castle in Dorset, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The nearest other castle is Christchurch Castle, 2.7 mi away.
Highcliffe Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
Grade I listed building
Architect
William Donthorne
Nearest castle
Christchurch Castle
2.7 mi away
About Highcliffe Castle
Highcliffe Castle, situated on the cliffs at Highcliffe, Dorset, was built between 1831 and 1835 by Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay in a Romantic and Picturesque, Gothic Revival style near the site of High Cliff House, a Georgian Mansion designed for the 3rd Earl of Bute (a founder of Kew Gardens) with the gardens laid out by Capability Brown. The design, by William Donthorne, a founder member of RIBA, incorporated large quantities of carved Medieval stonework salvaged from the ruined Benedictine Abbey of St Peter at Jumieges and the Grand' Maison des Andelys, both situated in Normandy, France.
From the Wikipedia article on Highcliffe Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Highcliffe Castle sits at 50.7380, -1.7141 in Dorset. The closest other castles are Christchurch Castle (2.7 mi), Yarmouth Castle (9.6 mi) and Brownsea Castle (11 mi). Dorset has 13 castles in all.
