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Castles: 12th century

Sites dated to the 12th century. For castles described by our editors this is when the present building was built; for the rest it is the earliest date in Wikidata – founding, first mention or start of construction. Many castles were rebuilt over the following centuries.

188
sites
9
UNESCO
  • Castle ruins: 43
  • Castles: 124
  • Palaces and châteaux: 11
  • Fortresses and forts: 10

Best known

Register of sites

United Kingdom 44

  1. Barnard Castle 12th century · England
  2. Pendragon Castle 12th century · England
  3. Carmarthen Castle 1105 · Wales
  4. Ogmore Castle 1106 · Wales
  5. Newcastle Castle 1106 · Wales
  6. Swansea Castle 1107 · Wales
  7. Leeds Castle 1119 · England
  8. Appleby Castle 1120 · England
  9. Norham Castle 1121 · England
  10. Kenilworth Castle 1122 · England
  11. Rochester Castle 1127 · England
  12. Taunton Castle 1129 · England
  13. Scarborough Castle 1130 · England
  14. White Castle 1130 · Wales
  15. Newark Castle c. 1130 · England
  16. Canterbury Castle 1135 · England
  17. Castle Rising Castle 1138 · England
  18. Duffus Castle 1140 · Scotland
  19. Castle Acre Castle 1140 · England
  20. Saffron Walden Castle 1141 · England
  21. Spynie Palace 1150 · Scotland
  22. Aberdyfi Castle 1156 · Wales
  23. Orford Castle 1165 · England
  24. Newcastle Castle 1172 · England
  25. Carrickfergus Castle c. 1177 · Northern Ireland
  26. Dover Castle 1179 · England
  27. Conisbrough Castle c. 1180 · England
  28. Weeting Castle 1180 · England
  29. Auckland Castle 1183 · England
  30. Framlingham Castle c. 1190 · England
  31. Middleham Castle 1190 · England
  32. Edinburgh Castle 12th century · Scotland
  33. Pembroke Castle c. 1200 · Wales
  34. Aberdour Castle 1200 · Scotland
  35. Manorbier Castle 12th century · Wales
  36. St Andrews Castle 1200 · Scotland
  37. Llawhaden Castle 12th century · Wales
  38. Pennard Castle 12th century · Wales
  39. Buckton Castle 12th century · England
  40. Clitheroe Castle 12th century · England

…and 4 more – see all

France 19

  1. Château de Foix 12th century · Occitanie
  2. Château de Hohbarr 1123 · Grand Est
  3. Château du Frankenbourg 1150 · Grand Est
  4. Château de Puivert 1170 · Occitanie
  5. Château de Châteaudun c. 1180 · Centre-Val de Loire
  6. Château de Gaillon 1192 · Normandie
  7. Château Gaillard 1197 · Normandie
  8. Château du Landsberg 1197 · Grand Est
  9. Château de Beynac 12th century · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  10. Château de Commarque 12th century · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  11. Château de Montreuil-Bellay 12th century · Pays de la Loire
  12. Castle of Fougères 12th century · Bretagne
  13. Château d'Annecy 12th century · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  14. Château de Saint-Ulrich 12th century · Grand Est
  15. Château du Fleckenstein 12th century · Grand Est
  16. Château de Guirbaden 12th century · Grand Est
  17. Château d'Osthoffen 12th century · Grand Est
  18. Château de Vizille 12th century · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  19. Castle of Creully 12th century · Normandie

Germany 19

  1. Stahleck Castle 12th century · Rhineland-Palatinate
  2. Berwartstein Castle 12th century · Rhineland-Palatinate
  3. Hohenbaden Castle 1102 · Baden-Württemberg
  4. Burg 1109 · Bavaria
  5. Falkenstein Castle 1120 · Saxony-Anhalt
  6. Burg Stolpen 1121 · Saxony
  7. Burg Badenweiler 1122 · Baden-Württemberg
  8. Hochburg 1127 · Baden-Württemberg
  9. Burg Castle 1133 · North Rhine-Westphalia
  10. Harburg Castle 1150 · Bavaria
  11. Osterburg 1163 · Thuringia
  12. Nürburg Castle 1166 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  13. Burg Nideggen 1177 · North Rhine-Westphalia
  14. Schloss Rheydt 1180 · North Rhine-Westphalia
  15. Sterrenberg Castle 1190 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  16. Marienberg Fortress c. 1200 · Bavaria
  17. Altdahn Castle 1200 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  18. Hohnstein Castle 1200 · Saxony
  19. Dankwarderode Castle 12th century · Lower Saxony

Austria 15

  1. Altenburg Abbey 12th century · Lower Austria
  2. Herzogenburg Priory 12th century · Lower Austria
  3. Burgruine Glanegg 1121 · Carinthia
  4. Burgruine Griffen 1124 · Carinthia
  5. Dürnstein castle ruins 1130 · Lower Austria
  6. Liechtenstein Castle 1136 · Lower Austria
  7. Burgruine Taggenbrunn 1142 · Carinthia
  8. Burg Freundsberg 1150 · Tyrol
  9. Burg Güssing 1157 · Burgenland
  10. Rosenburg Castle 1175 · Lower Austria
  11. Lengberg Castle 1190 · Tyrol
  12. Moosham Castle 1191 · Salzburg
  13. Burg Wiener Neustadt 1193 · Lower Austria
  14. Lockenhaus Castle 1200 · Burgenland
  15. Schattenburg 1200 · Vorarlberg

Denmark 10

  1. Gurre Castle 12th century · Capital Region of Denmark
  2. Nordborg Castle 1150 · Southern Denmark
  3. Sønderborg Castle 1158 · Southern Denmark
  4. Absalon's Castle 1167 · Capital Region of Denmark
  5. Nyborg Castle 1170 · Southern Denmark
  6. Antvorskov 1170 · Zealand
  7. Brahetrolleborg 1172 · Southern Denmark
  8. Vordingborg Castle 1175 · Zealand
  9. Lilleborg c. 1190 · Capital Region of Denmark
  10. Hammershus, Bornholm c. 1200 · Capital Region of Denmark

Ireland 7

  1. Cahir Castle 1142 · South Tipperary
  2. Trim Castle c. 1175 · Meath
  3. Malahide Castle 1185 · Fingal
  4. Lismore Castle 1185 · Waterford
  5. Ardfinnan Castle 1186 · South Tipperary
  6. Kilkenny Castle c. 1195 · Kilkenny
  7. Swords Castle 1200 · Fingal

Spain 6

  1. Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera 12th century · Cádiz
  2. Atalaya Castle 12th century · Alicante
  3. Ponferrada Castle 1178 · León
  4. Alcázar of Segovia ◆ 12th century · Segovia
  5. Castillo de Elda 12th century · Alicante
  6. Castle of Torija 12th century · Guadalajara

Slovakia 6

  1. Spiš Castle ◆ 12th century · Prešov
  2. Bojnice Castle 12th century · Trenčín
  3. Beckov Castle 12th century · Trenčín
  4. Fiľakovo Castle 12th century · Banská Bystrica
  5. Bzovík 12th century · Banská Bystrica
  6. Divín 12th century · Banská Bystrica

Portugal 5

  1. Castle of Óbidos 12th century · Leiria
  2. Castle of Pombal 1128 · Leiria
  3. Castle of Alegrete 1160 · Portalegre
  4. Almourol Castle 1171 · Santarém
  5. Castle of Belver 1194 · Portalegre

Syria 5

  1. Masyaf Castle 12th century · Hama
  2. Chastel Rouge 12th century · Tartus
  3. Citadel of Aleppo ◆ 12th century · Aleppo
  4. Qal'at Ja'bar 1168 · Al-Raqqah
  5. Ateret Fortress 1178

Italy 5

  1. Castle of the Pico 1102 · Emilia-Romagna
  2. Castel Capuano, Naples c. 1160 · Campania
  3. Zisa Palace ◆ 1165 · Sicily
  4. Rocca Maggiore 1173 · Umbria
  5. Saint-Pierre Castle 1191 · Valle d'Aosta

Luxembourg 5

  1. Ansembourg Castle 1135 · Luxembourg
  2. Beaufort Castle 1192 · Grevenmacher
  3. Clervaux Castle 12th century · Diekirch
  4. Esch-sur-Sûre Castle 12th century · Diekirch
  5. Erpeldange Castle 12th century · Diekirch

Lebanon 4

  1. Byblos Castle 1103 · Mount Lebanon
  2. Citadel of Tripoli 1103 · North
  3. Toron Castle, Tebnine ◆ 1105 · Nabatieh
  4. Beaufort Castle ◆ 12th century · Nabatieh

Belgium 4

  1. Anvaing Castle 1127 · Hainaut
  2. Bouchout Castle 1150 · Flemish Brabant
  3. Gravensteen 1180 · East Flanders
  4. Het Steen, Antwerp 1200 · Antwerp

Switzerland 4

  1. Chillon Castle 1160 · Vaud
  2. Aigle Castle 12th century · Vaud
  3. Burgdorf Castle 1200 · Bern
  4. Spiez Castle 1200 · Bern

Japan 4

  1. Iwamura Castle 1185 · Gifu Prefecture
  2. Oka Castle 1185 · Ōita Prefecture
  3. Mito Castle c. 1190 · Ibaraki Prefecture
  4. Hitoyoshi Castle 1199 · Kumamoto Prefecture

India 3

  1. Daulatabad Fort 12th century · Maharashtra
  2. Jaisalmer Fort ◆ 1156 · Rajasthan
  3. Panhala Fort ◆ 1178 · Maharashtra

Azerbaijan 3

  1. Fortress of Baku ◆ 12th century · Absheron Economic Region
  2. Galarsan-Gorarsan 12th century · Shaki-Zaqatala Economic Region
  3. Quadrangular Mardakan Fortress 1187 · Absheron Economic Region

Jordan 3

  1. Montréal Castle (Shobak) 1115 · Ma'an
  2. Kerak Castle 1142 · Karak
  3. Ajloun Castle 1184 · Ajloun

Sweden 3

  1. Kalmar Castle 12th century · Kalmar
  2. Nyköping Castle 12th century · Södermanland
  3. Näs Castle 12th century · Jönköping

Türkiye 2

  1. Kızkalesi 1104 · Mersin
  2. Castle of Kars 1153 · Kars

Netherlands 2

  1. Valkenburg Castle 1115 · Limburg
  2. Castle Huis Bergh 12th century · Gelderland

Egypt 2

  1. Saladin's Citadel, Pharaoh's Island 1170 · South Sinai
  2. Cairo Citadel 1176 · Cairo

Liechtenstein 1

  1. Gutenberg Castle 12th century · Balzers

Chile 1

  1. Pukará de Quitor 12th century · Antofagasta

Israel 1

  1. Belvoir Fortress 1168 · Northern

Norway 1

  1. Sverresborg 1182 · Sør-Trøndelag

Morocco 1

  1. Kasbah of the Udayas 12th century · Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaër

Russia 1

  1. Korela Fortress 12th century · Northwestern

Czechia 1

  1. Roudnice nad Labem Castle 12th century · Ústí nad Labem

Croatia 1

  1. Ostrovica Fortress 12th century · Zadar