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Horston Castle

Field	Value
name	Horston Castle
location	Amber Valley, Derbyshire
image	[[File:Horston Castle as it stands today.jpg	240px]]
caption	Horston Castle (2007)
map_type	Derbyshire
map_size	200
map_caption	Shown within Derbyshire.
coordinates
used	C12-C14
condition	ruined
embedded	{{Designation list
embed	yes
designation1	Scheduled Monument
designation1_offname	Horsley Castle tower keep castle
designation1_date	31 October 1962
designation1_number

Horston Castle (sometimes spelt Horeston and also known as Horsley Castle) is about 1 mile to the south of the village of Horsley, some 5 miles north of the English city of Derby (). The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument but, as of 2018, is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register as poor condition.

It was a Norman motte and bailey castle which was founded by Ralph de Buron. In the 13th century King John built a stone castle, adding a keep, a chapel, a gatehouse and a barbican. In 1514 it was granted by Henry VIII to the Duke of Norfolk as a reward for services against the Scots. Later it came into the possession of the Stanhope family.

The castle is ruined today, damaged by extensive quarrying. There are visible remains of the keep although this is now largely overgrown.

References

Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980.

References

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"Heritage at Risk Register 2018, West Midlands". Historic England.

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