List of castles Castle Image Location Type Constructed Scheduled NotesAshby de la Zouch CastleAshby-de-la-ZouchFortified manor house12th centuryYesIt was built on the site of an early Norman house which was incorporated into the new manor house which was constructed by Lord Hastings between 1464 and 1483. The castle was besieged during the English Civil War and was slighted once it fell to the Parliamentarians in 1646; after this it was abandoned as a home. As well as being protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, what remains of the castle is protected as a Grade I listed building.Bagworth CastleBagworthBelvoir CastleVale of Belvoir()Romanticised Gothic Revival Stately Home19th centuryNoThe site was originally the site of a Norman castle and was the site of a more traditional military castle until at least the English Civil War (1642–1651), at which time it was a stronghold of the King's supporters. The castle was rebuilt in a romanticised gothic style between 1799 and 1816 but was destroyed by fire in 1817. It was subsequently rebuilt in the same style.The Castle has been owned by the Manners family since the 16th Century; the family were created Duke of Rutland in 1703.Donington CastleCastle DoningtonEarl Shilton CastleEarl ShiltonGarthorpe MotteGarthorpe, Leicestershire Gilmorton MotteGilmortonGroby CastleGrobyGumley CastleGumleyHallaton CastleHallatonHinckley CastleHinckleyIngarsby Monks GraveIngarsby Kibworth Harcourt CastleKibworth HarcourtKirby Muxloe CastleKirby MuxloeMoated Fortified manor house15th centuryYesThe castle was constructed on the site of an earlier manor house. Construction was started in 1480, but stopped following the execution of William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings in 1483. The castle was then left incomplete. It was sold by the Hastings family in 1630, and used as a farm until 1911 when the Ministry of Works took over the site and undertook repairs. It is currently managed by English Heritage.Leicester CastleLeicesterMountsorrel CastleMountsorrel YesRavenstone CastleRavenstone, LeicestershireSapcote CastleSapcote Pastscape - Detailed Result: SAPCOTE CASTLESauvey CastleWithcoteShackerstone CastleShackerstoneShawell CastleShawellWhitwick CastleWhitwick
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, The Leicestershire Magazine, October 18, 2010.
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