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Nunney Castle

Nunney, near Frome, Somerset

A French-style moated castle, holed by cannon in the Civil War.

Sir John de la Mare built Nunney in the 1370s, after fighting in France, and it looks like a small French castle with four round towers around a moat. In 1645 Parliament's cannons blasted a hole in the north wall, and the defenders surrendered after just two days.

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When
Built 1373, battered 1645
Where
51.2100, -2.3790
Group
Castles & abbeys

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