Grade I listed building · Historic England

Launceston Castle

On the list as Launceston Castle Keep and attached buildings

Listed Grade I since 199333 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

PPublicCALaunceston conservation area SMOver a scheduled monument1993Listed

DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗Its website ↗

Opening times and tickets are on its own website.

About

About Launceston Castle

Launceston Castle, listed as Launceston Castle Keep and attached buildings, is one of 7 Grade I listed buildings in Launceston and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 52 buildings in Launceston to be listed, on 7 June 1993. It stands in the Launceston conservation area, designated in 1969, and over a scheduled monument, Launceston Castle motte, bailey and shell keep. Within 400 metres are 4 more Grade I buildings and 129 other listed buildings.

What it isCastle in the town of Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1297840↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 listed buildings in about 5 minutes

Launceston · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Directions Walk the tour in Google Maps

1Launceston CastleStart here
2The South GateGrade I · 0.1 mi on

Farther afield

Remains of St Thomas PrioryGrade II*0.3mi

Church of St Thomas by LauncestonGrade II*0.3mi

The West BridgeGrade I0.3mi Roman Catholic Church of St Cuthbert Mayne, memorial and attached walls and stepsGrade II*0.6mi

Church of St StephenGrade I0.8mi

Around it

68 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IIWesley Methodist Church, And Attached Schoolroom, Vestry and Iron Railings55 m IIStore at Rear of Nos 16 and 18 Church Street55 m II8, High Street61 m II6, High Street63 m II12 and 14, High Street63 m IICoupland House and Attached Forecourt Walls63 m IISchoolroom of Wesley Methodist Church64 m II*No 4 Incorporating the Judge's Kitchen66 m II1A, Castle Street68 m IThe North Gatehouse of Launceston Castle and Attached Walls69 m II14, Broad Street69 m II2, High Street70 m II14, Church Street73 m II16, Church Street73 m II10, Church Street73 m II12, Church Street73 m II18, Church Street73 m II6 and 8, Church Street74 m

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IIGarden Wall South of Garden Railings at Eagle House Hotel74 m IIGarden Wall and Gate Piers at Castle Hill House79 m II7 and 9, High Street79 m II20 and 20A, Church Street80 m IIStables to South of Eagle House Hotel81 m II*Garden Railings and Gate Piers to Eagle House Hotel82 m II*Merchant House84 m II22, Church Street85 m II*Castle Hill House88 m II7 and 9, Church Street91 m II24, Broad Street94 m II*26, Church Street95 m II*The Eagle House Hotel96 m IIBarclays Bank96 m II*5, Castle Street97 m IILaunceston War Memorial98 m II28, Church Street99 m IChurch of St Mary Magdalene99 m II13, Church Street99 m IIThe Bell Inn and Attached Wall and Coach House100 m II4, Broad Street103 m IIChurch Stile104 m II15 and 17, Church Street105 m II2, Broad Street105 m II19,19A and 21, Church Street110 m IICross Approximateley 5 Metres East of Church of St Mary Magdalene113 m II5, Broad Street118 m II7, Broad Street118 m II*Lawrence House and Museum and Forecourt Wall118 m II9 and 11, Broad Street119 m II1 and 3, Broad Street121 m IIThe White Hart Hotel124 m IICriper Headstone Approximately 5 Metres East North East of Church of St Mary Magdalene125 m II24, Northgate Street126 m IINo 11 and Attached Forecourt Walls127 m II2, Southgate Street127 m II26, Northgate Street133 m II4, Southgate Street133 m IINo 13 and Attached Coach House135 m IIGarden Wall to North of Health Offices136 m IIMarket House138 m IThe South Gatehouse of Launceston Castle and Attached Buildings139 m II6, Southgate Street139 m IIHealth Offices140 m II*5 and 7, Southgate Street144 m IICongregational Sunday School145 m IIPape and Proctor Tomb Approximately 30 Metres North East of Church of St Mary Magdalene146 m IIPerimeter Walls of Launceston Castle146 m II8, Southgate Street148 m IIGateway and Wall Attached to East of Health Offices148 m

More like it

Grade I public buildings near Launceston

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Porch to Abbot's Hall in Grounds of Bedford HotelTavistock · 11 mi away

Tintagel Old Post OfficeTintagel · 17 mi away

Oddfellows HallPlymouth · 20 mi away

Old Duchy PalaceLostwithiel · 21 mi away

Plympton HousePlymouth · 22 mi away

Questions about Launceston Castle

Is Launceston Castle listed?

Yes. Launceston Castle Keep and attached buildings is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1297840), first listed on 7 June 1993.

Can you visit Launceston Castle?

Yes: it is open to visitors; opening times are on its own website.

Is Launceston Castle in a conservation area?

Yes, the Launceston conservation area, designated in 1969.

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