Clare Castle
Suffolk, England
Clare Castle is a castle in Suffolk, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Hedingham Castle, 5.9 mi away.
Clare Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade II* listed building
Nearest castle
Hedingham Castle
5.9 mi away
Castles in Suffolk
15
England
About Clare Castle
Clare Castle is a high-mounted ruinous medieval castle in the parish and former manor of Clare in Suffolk, England, anciently the caput of a feudal barony. It was built shortly after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 by Richard Fitz Gilbert, having high motte and bailey and later improved in stone.
From the Wikipedia article on Clare Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clare Castle sits at 52.0772, 0.5836 in Suffolk. The closest other castles are Hedingham Castle (5.9 mi), Lidgate Castle (8.6 mi) and Castle Camps (9.2 mi). Suffolk has 15 castles in all.
