Taunton Castle

Taunton Castle
Taunton, Somerset
Taunton Castle
Taunton Castle Shown within Somerset
Coordinates	51°00′57″N 3°06′17″W / 51.0158°N 3.1046°W / 51.0158; -3.1046
Type	Norman
Site history
Built	1129
Built by	William Giffard
Materials	Stone
Scheduled monument
Official name	Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platform
Designated	25 July 1923
Reference no.	1013541

Taunton Castle is a castle built to defend the town of Taunton, Somerset, England. It has origins in the Anglo Saxon period and was later the site of a priory. The Normans then built a stone structured castle, which belonged to the Bishops of Winchester. The current heavily reconstructed buildings are the inner ward, which now houses the Museum of Somerset and the Somerset Military Museum. The building was designated a grade I listed building in 1952.^[1]