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Confidence is a statement of the site as a medieval fortification or palace |
| Name | Alternative Name(s) | Type | Remains | Abbey of St Werburgh, Chester | Fortified Ecclesiastical site | Major |
| Aldford Blobb Hill | Masonry Castle Timber Castle |
Earthworks | |
| Altrincham Mound | Timber Castle | Earthworks | |
| Alvanley | Timber Castle | Nothing visible | Ashton Motte | Lane End Farm | Timber Castle | Cropmarks/slight earthworks |
| Beeston Castle | Castle of the Rock; Castle de Rupe | Masonry Castle Urban Defence |
Masonry ruins/remnants |
| Bowden Watch Hill | Dunham Massey; Castle Hill | Timber Castle | Earthworks |
| Brimstage Hall | Fortified Manor House | Major | |
| Broad Oak Farm, High Legh | Fortified Manor House | Earthworks | |
| Buckingham Castle, Macclesfield | Fortified Manor House | Nothing visible | Burton | Timber Castle | Uncertain | Chester Bishops Palace | Palace | Nothing visible |
| Chester Castle | Masonry Castle Timber Castle |
Masonry ruins/remnants | |
| Chester City Wall | Urban Defence | Major | |
| Coddington Mud Hill | Timber Castle | Earthworks | Darnhall | Palace | Nothing visible |
| Doddington Tower | Delves Hall; Dodynton; Dodyngton | Fortified Manor House | Major |
| Dodlestone Castle | Dodleston; Doddleston | Timber Castle | Earthworks |
| Dunham Massey | Timber Castle | Cropmarks/slight earthworks | Eccleston Mound | Timber Castle | Earthworks | Eddisbury Town Defences | Urban Defence | Nothing visible | Farndon Manor of Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield | Palace | Nothing visible |
| Frodsham Castle Park | Masonry Castle Timber Castle Fortified Manor House |
Nothing visible | Great Moreton Hall | Fortified Manor House Timber Castle |
Nothing visible |
| Halton Castle, Runcorn | Masonry Castle Timber Castle |
Masonry ruins/remnants | Harden Hall | Arden Hall | Fortified Manor House | Uncertain | Hollingworth Hall | Hollingworth House | Fortified Manor House | Nothing visible | Hooton Hall | Hoton | Fortified Manor House | Nothing visible | Ince Grange | Ince Manor; Ins; Jus | Fortified Manor House | Major |
| Kinderton Hall | Timber Castle | Cropmarks/slight earthworks | |
| Kingsley Castle Cob | Castle Cobb; Manley | Timber Castle | Earthworks |
| Lyme Cage | Tower House | Major | Macclesfield Castle Field | Timber Castle | Nothing visible |
| Macclesfield Town Defences | Urban Defence | Nothing visible | |
| Malpas Castle Hill | Timber Castle | Earthworks | Mere Castle | Hough Hall; Strethul | Uncertain | Earthworks |
| Milton Castle Hill Place Name | Timber Castle | Nothing visible | Mottram Old Hall | Fortified Manor House | Masonry ruins/remnants |
| Nantwich Castle | Timber Castle | Nothing visible | Newhall Tower | Tower House Masonry Castle Fortified Manor House |
Cropmarks/slight earthworks |
| Northwich | Timber Castle | Nothing visible | Oakmere Harthhill Bank | Hart Hill | Timber Castle | Earthworks |
| Oldcastle Castle Hill | Old Castle | Timber Castle | Earthworks | Peel Hall Moat | The Pyle | Timber Castle Pele Tower |
Nothing visible | Peel Moat | Heaton Chapel | Pele Tower | Earthworks |
| Poulton Lancelyn | Poulton Hall | Timber Castle | Nothing visible |
| Pulford Castle | Poulefourd | Timber Castle | Earthworks |
| Runcorn Halton Hill | Masonry Castle Timber Castle |
Nothing visible | Runcorn Urban Defences | Urban Defence | Nothing visible | Saighton Grange | Salghton | Fortified Manor House | Masonry ruins/remnants | Shipbrook Castle Hill | Timber Castle | Nothing visible |
| Shocklach | Shocklatch; Shockleach; Shoclach; Castletown Bridge | Fortified Manor House | Earthworks |
| Shocklach Oldcastle | Shocklatch; Shockleach; Castletown Bridge | Timber Castle | Earthworks |
| Shotwick Castle | Masonry Castle Timber Castle |
Earthworks | |
| Stockport Castle | Stoppord | Timber Castle Masonry Castle |
Masonry footings | Stockport Town Wall | Great Underbank | Urban Defence | Nothing visible |
| Sutton Hall | Macclesfield | Fortified Manor House | Nothing visible | Tarvin Manor of Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield | Palace | Nothing visible | The Chamber in the Forest | Castle Ditch, Merrick's Hill | Fortified Manor House Palace |
Masonry footings |
| Thelwall Town Defences | Urban Defence | Cropmarks/slight earthworks | |
| Thurstaston | Timber Castle | Nothing visible | |
| Tushingham Bell o' th' Hill | Timber Castle | Nothing visible | Ullerswood | Ullersford; Ullenwood; Uttersford; Ullerwood; Castlewood; Bollin; Oversleyford | Timber Castle Masonry Castle |
Cropmarks/slight earthworks |
| Wardle Castle Field Place Name | Timber Castle | Nothing visible | Warmingham Manor House | Fortified Manor House | Earthworks | Wybunbury Manor of Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield | Palace | Nothing visible |