The Castle is a Grade I listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1984. A Medieval Castle, ruin. 1 related planning application.
The Castle
- WRENN ID
- floating-hammer-rush
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- East Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter MP: Jacob Collier (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1984
- Type
- Castle, ruin
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Castle, Castle Hill, Tutbury, DE13 9JF
- OS grid reference
- SK 209 291
- Coordinates
- 52.85916, -1.69067
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Castle is a Grade I listed structure located in Tutbury. It features ruins from the 12th century, including a chapel. The north-east gateway dates back to the early 14th century, while the majority of the castle was built in the 15th century and later. The current entrance is through the south wall of the former King's Lodging, which was constructed between 1631 and 1635, on the site of the earlier great hall and solar, remnants of which still exist. To the west, the motte is topped by a folly keep known as Julius's Tower, built in the early 19th century. To the east is the South Tower, which consists of two adjoining towers from around 1442 to 1450. The curtain wall extends north-east to a small tower and the North Tower, built around 1450, which leads to the North-East Gateway, known as John of Gaunt's Gateway, featuring early 14th-century fabric with 15th-century towers. In the bailey, the remains of the Norman chapel can be found. The castle has long been owned by the Duchy of Lancaster and was founded by Henry de Ferrers. Notably, Mary Queen of Scots was confined here on several occasions.
Local climate
The Castle receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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