Nunney Castle was built by a knight named
John de la Mare under a royal licence issued
in 1373.
The tower formerly stood within a larger courtyard
enclosed on three sides by a wall and on the fourth
by the brook. Within the courtyard there probably
existed several service buildings.
Nunney Castle was extensively modernised in the late
16th century, probably by Richard Prater, a rich Londoner
who brought the castle sometime after 1560. The castle
remained in the possession of the Prater family until the
Civil War, when it was besieged and ruined by order of
Parliament.
Nunney Castle as it stands today.
26 December 2006
Cara standing in the entrance to Nunney Castle.
26 December 2006
View of the front of Nunney Castle showing the damage caused by cannon fire in 1645.
26 December 2006
A view of Nunney Church from within Nunney Castle.
26 December 2006
The ruins are still pretty impressive today.
Cara looking for crocodiles in the castle moat!
26 December 2006
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