Quadrangular castle, Cotswold Water Park

Name: Quadrangular castle
Address: Cotswold Water Park, United Kingdom

#52 among attractions in Cotswold Water Park

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Quadrangular castle, Cotswold Water Park

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A quadrangular castle or courtyard castle is a type of castle characterised by ranges of buildings which are integral with the curtain walls, enclosing a central ward or quadrangle, and typically with angle towers. There is no keep and frequently no distinct gatehouse. The quadrangular form predominantly dates from the mid to late fourteenth century and signals the transition from defensively to domestically oriented great houses. The four walls are also known as ranges. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°38'39"N, 2°12'5"W

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Quadrangular castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The New Lawn, Westonbirt Arboretum, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Highgrove House.

4.1 miNW
Football, Sport venue, Entertainment
The New Lawn, Nailsworth
105 min walk • The New Lawn, also known as The Fully Charged New Lawn for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. It has been the home stadium of League Two club Forest Green Rovers since 2006. During the 2007–08 season the stadium was shared with Gloucester City.
2.8 miS
Park
Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury
73 min walk • Westonbirt, The National Arboretum is an arboretum in Gloucestershire, England, about 3 miles southwest of the town of Tetbury. Managed by Forestry England, it is perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the United Kingdom.
1.9 miE
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tetbury
48 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Tetbury in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. It was built in 1781 incorporating elements of an earlier church. It is a grade I listed building.
1.8 miSE
Garden, Park
Highgrove House, Tetbury
45 min walk • Highgrove House is the family residence of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. It lies southwest of Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England.
2.9 miNW
Monastery
Horsley Priory, Nailsworth
75 min walk • Horsley Priory was a medieval, monastic house in Gloucestershire, England. Goda owned an estate at Horsley, in 1066. It was granted to Troarn Abbey by Roger de Montgomery before 1086.
2.8 miNE
Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
Avening Valley, Cotswold Water Park
72 min walk • The Avening Valley is located in the South Cotswolds in England, running roughly east from Nailsworth and through the village of Avening. During the 17th century the cloth industry developed in the Avening Valley, with mills powered by the Avening Stream.
1 miNE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Chavenage House, Tetbury
26 min walk • Chavenage House, Beverston, Gloucestershire is a country house dating from the late 16th century. The house was built in 1576 and is constructed of Cotswold stone, with a Cotswold stone tiled roof.
~30 ftW
Garden, Park, Forts and castles
Beverston Castle, Tetbury
1 min walk • Beverston Castle, also known as Beverstone Castle or Tetbury Castle, was constructed as a medieval stone fortress in the village of Beverston, Gloucestershire, England.
3.6 miN
Protected area
Box Farm Meadows SSSI, Nailsworth
92 min walk • Box Farm Meadows is a 8.3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1985. This was formerly known as Balls Green Pastures.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Kingscote and Horsley Woods, Cotswold Water Park
76 min walk • Kingscote and Horsley Woods is a 43.79-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1966. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key Wildlife Site.
7.2 miSE
Park
Cole Park
184 min walk • Cole Park is a Grade II* listed moated country house off Grange Lane, in the parish of St Paul Malmesbury Without, about 1+1⁄4 miles south of Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England. It stands on land once known as Cowfold that was owned in the Middle Ages by the Abbey of Malmesbury, and in the Tudor period was a royal stud.