Culverhay Castle

Culverhay Castle was built in a ringwork design in the village of Englishcombe, Somerset.

[1] The ringwork ditch and bank, up to 5 feet (1.5 m) deep, is to the east of the village church.

[1] During the first half of the 13th century a stone circular keep and low curtain wall was built at the castle, along with one or two other stone buildings within the ringwork.

[1] A medieval deer park may have been attached to the castle.

[2] The castle site was excavated by archaeologist Nigel Pounds in 1938, and today is a scheduled monument.