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Enmore Castle is a historic building in the village of Enmore, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II listed building. [1] Construction. Enmore Castle in 1779. Enmore was the seat of the family of William Malet who built a great house, although the original date of construction is uncertain. [2] .
Enmore Castle. Enmore Castle, built between 1751 and 1756 for John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, received 'the dismissive mockery of Horace Walpole'. Much of the building, including the offices and stables, were underground and accessed via the dry moat. The Percevals were forced to sell the castle in 1833 to pay off debts.
The wall around the churchyard which separates it from Enmore Castle was probably built in the 18th century. The monuments include the Studdier, and Waterman family monuments. There are also some unidentified chest tombs. One dating from the early 18th century, and one from the 17th. See also
Enmore Castle. Enmore, Somerset. Moated fortified house built on the site of a previous castle and constructed of dark red stone and flanked at each angle by a low square machiolated tower, with a bastion and two circular towers. Included a dry moat and a drawbridge.
Enmore Castle was built in the 1750s by John Perceval, earl of Egmont, to his own design and may have incorporated an earlier gatehouse. (fn. 41) Its plan was a hollow square with embattled square towers at the corners and semicircular turrets flanking the entrance and in the centres of the other sides.
Enmore Castle. An Englishman's home! There were originally four turrets, but most of the castle was demolished in the late 19th century. | Back |. Diary. The Quantocks. Villages. Leisure.
Latitude 51.11160° Longitude -3.08800°. Enmore Castle has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House. There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains. This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*. Description. The original castle at Enmore is said to have been pulled down in the C18, and a large mansion, of which the present house ...
