Here's the survey project we funded Neil Ludlow Archaeoleg Dyfed Archaeology on for the ground breaking survey of Picton Castle in the Pembrokshire Herald: pembrokeshire-herald.com/91984/survey-o…

‘Most castles have at least some close parallels, but Picton is effectively one of a kind’.

This report on a recent survey of Picton Castle is a fascinating read. Funded by Castle Studies Trust.

The more we look at medieval castles the more variety we find.

Delighted to have funded the project. The survey has helped the local history group with gaining planning permission
& start turning the castle into a place of local interest and for the community to learn about this important local landmark.

Nearly every baronial castle has no written records for when and who built them. This is the case for Raby Castle. But, through detailed architectural surveys such as the one done by Richard Annis of Durham Archaeology you can learn a lot as our latest blog shows: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2024/04/1…

Just how did the building of Raby Castle develop during the middle ages? It certainly wasn't all in one phase. We review the evidence from the building survey carried out by Richard Annis formerly of Durham Archaeology aided by our funding of the drone survey: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2024/04/1…

I'm over on the Castle Studies Trust blog talking about the first private bedrooms and castles #Archaeology

How did people live in late medieval great houses, in our latest blog Sarah Kerr talks about the themes of her new book on the topic.

In the middle ages, all but the most high status people shared accommodation. In late medieval times this began to change and see the rise of lodging ranges In our latest blog post Sarah Kerr of UCC Ireland looks at their role in late medieval great houses: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2024/03/2…

Tis the season for castles for sale. Here's a slightly cheaper one than Appleby but equally desirable in its own way - Hailes Castle, East Lothian. A fortified manor dating to C12, our chair's off to check his bank account as this is posted. See more here futurepropertyauctions.co.uk/property_detai…

Getting the local community interested / engaged in their local castle is one of the factors we look at when award our grants. See what happened when we funded a geophys survey of Dunoon Castle in Argyll.

In 2023, we funded DigVentures Archaeology to carry out in partnership with Argyll and Bute Council, other local bodies, a community focused geophys survey of the much altered Dunoon Castle. To find out how they got on read here: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2024/03/1…

Nothing to see here... 👀

(really, there isn't - sorry)

Have £9.5mn? Fancy owning a castle with a long history, with a key role in the Anglo-Scottish Wars? Try Appleby Castle. Ideal for someone who wants to learn more about this vital castle. It has an active local group to help and us with grants to award: thetimes.co.uk/article/my-bat…

Julie Biddescombe-Brown curator of Raby Castle updates us on the work they've done based on the photogrammetry survey we funded back in 2022 and offers building archaeologists the opportunity to review the excellent report by Richard Annis of Durham Archaeology castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2024/02/2…

Julie Biddescombe-Brown curator of Raby Castle updates us on the work they've done based on the photogrammetry survey we funded back in 2022 and offers building archaeologists the opportunity to review the excellent report by Richard Annis of Durham Archaeology castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2024/02/2…

Interesting (pay wall) article in The Times about the issues that the Spanish have with preserving let alone understanding their castles: thetimes.co.uk/article/spain-…