Down End Castle
Somerset, England
Down End Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Somerset, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Bridgwater Castle, 2.7 mi away.
Down End Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Bridgwater Castle
2.7 mi away
Castles in Somerset
32
England
About Down End Castle
Down End Castle, also known as Downend Castle, Chisley Mount or Chidley Mount, was a motte-and-bailey castle at Down End, north of Dunball in the parish of Puriton, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
From the Wikipedia article on Down End Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Down End Castle sits at 51.1673, -2.9897 in Somerset. The closest other castles are Bridgwater Castle (2.7 mi), Cannington Camp (3.9 mi) and Stogursey Castle (6.6 mi). Somerset has 32 castles in all.
