Cara's Castles

Nunney Castle

Nunney Castle was built by a knight named John de la Mare under a royal licence issued in 1373.

The tower formerly stood within a larger courtyard enclosed on three sides by a wall and on the fourth by the brook. Within the courtyard there probably existed several service buildings.

Nunney Castle was extensively modernised in the late 16th century, probably by Richard Prater, a rich Londoner who brought the castle sometime after 1560. The castle remained in the possession of the Prater family until the Civil War, when it was besieged and ruined by order of Parliament.

Nunney Castle as it stands today.
26 December 2006

Cara standing in the entrance to Nunney Castle.
26 December 2006

View of the front of Nunney Castle showing the damage caused by cannon fire in 1645.
26 December 2006

A view of Nunney Church from within Nunney Castle.
26 December 2006

The ruins are still pretty impressive today.

Cara looking for crocodiles in the castle moat!
26 December 2006