Remains Of Huntington Castle

The remains of Huntington Castle date from the 13th century or earlier and were repaired in 1403. The castle was abandoned in 1460, although one tower was still in use as a prison in 1521. The structure is made of sandstone rubble. The earthworks include a motte that is 40 yards in diameter and three feet high, with an oval inner bailey to the northeast and a crescent-shaped outer bailey also to the northeast. The inner bailey is accessed by a causeway on the east side, which likely indicates the site of a former gatehouse. The bailey was surrounded by a curtain wall, of which a fragment remains to the west, standing about 20 feet high. There are also remnants of a 13th-century tower to the north, which includes a small chamber in the adjoining section of the curtain wall. This chamber features traces of a window and two small recesses in the west wall. In the southern part of the tower, there are remains of a staircase or corridor. Throughout the Middle Ages, the castle was owned by the Braose, Bohun, and Stafford families.