Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire Castle Ruins and Earthworks
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Chideock
At the east end of the village are the
remains of the moat of the castle built in 1380. The castle was
destroyed in the Civil War and the stone was used for houses.
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Cranborne Manor
Built as a partially fortified Hunting
Lodge in 1207 with a tower added around 1400. Rebuilt in the early
17th century but it was badly damaged during the Civil War and in
1647 the west wing was replaced.
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Wareham
All that remains is the large mound,
now with a Victorian house built on it.