Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by Roger de Caen, the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne Old Castle was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. After two sieges during the Civil War, the castle was left in ruins in 1645 and visitors to the castle today see it in its role as a romantic ruin in the grounds of the ‘new’ Sherborne Castle. Only the Southwest Gatehouse and parts of the castle including the Great Tower and the North Range survive.
Sherborne Old Castle (English Heritage)
