Wardour Castle

Old Wardour Castle
Ruins of Old Wardour Castle
TypeCastle
LocationDonhead St. Andrew, Tisbury
Coordinates51°02′11″N 2°05′20″W / 51.0365°N 2.0888°W / 51.0365; -2.0888
OS grid referenceST9387126334
AreaWiltshire
Built14th century
ArchitectWilliam Wynford
OwnerEnglish Heritage
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameOld Wardour Castle
Designated25 October 1951
Reference no.1183429
Official nameWardour Castle and Old Wardour Castle
Designated1 September 1987
Reference no.1000507
Wardour Castle is located in Wiltshire
Wardour Castle
Location of Old Wardour Castle in Wiltshire

Wardour Castle or Old Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle at Wardour, on the boundaries of the civil parishes of Tisbury and Donhead St Andrew in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salisbury. The castle was built in the 1390s, came into the ownership of the Arundells in the 16th century, and was rendered uninhabitable in 1643 and 1644 during the Civil War. A Grade I listed building,[1] it is managed by English Heritage and open to the public.

  1. ^ Historic England. "Old Wardour Castle (1183429)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2019.