Kenilworth Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Warwick local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1971. A 1270 Castle. 2 related planning applications.

Kenilworth Castle

WRENN ID: hallowed-glass-thunder
Grade: I
Local Planning Authority: Warwick
Country: England
Date first listed: 10 November 1971
Type: Castle
Source: Historic England listing

Description

Kenilworth Castle 1. 1270 SP 2772 SE 7/1 1 2. Important early C12 Keep with some of the earliest meurtrieres in existence. Early C13 curtain walls and towers. Late C14, circa 1391 by Robert Skyllington, banqueting hall comparable with Westminster Hall, though ruinous; domestic buildings etc. Late C16 barbican gatehouse converted 1650 by Colonel Hawksworth into a residence (inhabited by Lord Kenilworth). Late C16 timber-framed barn embodying castle curtain wall. Associations with John of Gaunt, Queen Elizabeth, etc. Scheduled AM.

Listing NGR: SP2793572345

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