Moor End Castle
Northamptonshire, England
Moor End Castle is a quadrangular castle in Northamptonshire, England, first built in 1347. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Castlethorpe Castle, 2.7 mi away. It is owned by Edward III of England.
Moor End Castle at a glance
Built
1347
14th century
Type
Quadrangular castle
Cared for by
Edward III of England
Heritage status
scheduled monument
About Moor End Castle
The site of Moor End Castle (historically known as Moreende) is situated opposite Moor End Farm, along Moor End Road in the civil parish of Yardley Gobion, within the historic county of Northamptonshire (the Modern Authority of Northamptonshire, the pre-Local Government Act 1972 county of Northamptonshire).
From the Wikipedia article on Moor End Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moor End Castle sits at 52.0949, -0.9002 in Northamptonshire. The closest other castles are Castlethorpe Castle (2.7 mi), Bury Mount (4.6 mi) and Buckingham Castle (7.7 mi). Northamptonshire has 11 castles in all.
