Sauvey Castle

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Sauvey Castle
Location within Leicestershire
General information
Architectural style Ringwork with bailey
Town or city Withcote, Leicestershire
Country England
Coordinates 52°38′20″N 0°50′13″W / 52.638977°N 0.837072°W / 52.638977; -0.837072

Sauvey Castle is an early medieval ringwork and bailey castle and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument in the civil parish or Withcote, Leicestershire (grid reference SK78680525).[1] The castle was built sometime between 1135–1154.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sauvey Castle". Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-24. 
Inhabited
Ruined
Earthworks
  • Gilmorton Motte
  • Groby Castle
  • Gumley Castle
  • Hallaton Castle
  • Hinckley Castle
  • Ingarsby Monks Grave
  • Kibworth Harcourt Castle
  • Mountsorrel Castle
  • Sapcote Castle
  • Sauvey Castle
  • Shackerstone Castle
  • Shawell Castle
  • Whitwick Castle
No visible remains
  • Bagworth Castle
  • Donington Castle
  • Earl Shilton Castle
  • Garthorpe Motte
  • Ravenstone Castle
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