Map of Castles in Essex
Essex's best-known castles are Colchester Castle, Hedingham Castle and Hadleigh Castle, and the county also has several motte-and-bailey castles. Colchester Castle is the oldest with a known date, begun in 1069. English Heritage looks after one castle in the county.
11
castles
1069
oldest dated
All 11 castles in Essex
Colchester Castle
Built 1069
Hedingham Castle
Essex, England
Hadleigh Castle
Built 1230 · English Heritage
Walden Castle
Built 1141 · Ruin
Great Canfield Castle
Essex, England
Pleshey Castle
Built 1150
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle
Essex, England
Ongar Castle
Essex, England
Rayleigh Castle
National Trust
Moot Hall, Maldon
Built 1420
Nether Hall, Roydon
Essex, England