Sauvey Castle

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 of Withcote, Leicestershire (grid reference SK78680525).^[1] The castle was built sometime between 1135–1154.^[1]

References

1 2 "Sauvey Castle". Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-24.

Castles in Leicestershire

Inhabited	Belvoir Castle

Ruined	Ashby de la Zouch Castle Kirby Muxloe Castle Leicester Castle

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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