Taunton Castle

fortified castle in Somerset, England, UK. 

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1129 castle, history museum, United Kingdom, 

• Gatehouse Gazetteer entry^@
• Historic England scheduled monument^@
• Historic England entry^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Antiquaries Journal A Medieval Spoon found at Taunton Castle^@
• Antiquaries Journal Corbel, etc., found at Taunton Castle^@
• CastlesFortsBattles article^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
  

Location: 51.015, -3.113, KML, Maps

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Excalibur and Taunton Castle gate

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Plan of Taunton Castle (1897)

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Taunton Castle 1893

Taunton Castle 43186

Taunton Castle Green and the Museum of Somerset (2024)

Taunton Castle, Somerset

Taunton Castle, c.1906

Taunton Castle, now County Museum

The castle Taunton England

The castle, Taunton, England-LCCN2002708148

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Walls of Taunton Castle

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic England scheduled monument@			Wikidata
link		Historic England entry@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Antiquaries Journal A Medieval Spoon found at Taunton Castle@			Wikidata
link		Antiquaries Journal Corbel, etc., found at Taunton Castle@			Wikidata
link		CastlesFortsBattles article@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
base		Dunkeswell Aerodrome	Royal Air Force, air base, airport		Wikidata
base		Jellalabad Barracks, Taunton	barracks		Wikidata
base		RAF Culmhead	Royal Air Force, air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Merryfield	Royal Air Force, air base, United States Army Air Forces, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Upottery	Royal Air Force, air base, United States Army Air Forces, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Weston Zoyland	Royal Air Force, air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Weston-super-Mare	Royal Air Force, air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RNAS Merryfield	air base		Wikidata
base		Royal Air Force Station Locking	Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
bunker		Exeter Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker		Wikidata
castle		Banwell Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Bickleigh Castle	castle, English country house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Dunster Castle	castle, motte-and-bailey castle, National Trust, historic house museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Stogursey Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Tiverton Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum, independent museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Brean Down Fort	contour fort, artillery fort		Wikidata
fort		Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Garden Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Laboratory Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Lavernock Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Summit Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm	artillery battery		Wikidata
image	2009	Excalibur and Taunton Castle gate			Wikimedia
image		John Inigo Richards - Inside of Castle Gate, Taunton, Somerset - B1977.14.5571 - Yale Center for British Art			Wikimedia
image	2013	Plan of Taunton Castle (1897)			Wikimedia
image	2007	TauntonCastle			Wikimedia
image	2011	Taunton Castle			Wikimedia
image	2011	Taunton Castle2			Wikimedia
image	2017	Taunton Castle 01			Wikimedia
image	2017	Taunton Castle 02			Wikimedia
image	2017	Taunton Castle 03			Wikimedia
image	2017	Taunton Castle 04			Wikimedia
image	2023	Taunton Castle 1893			Wikimedia
image	2019	Taunton Castle 43186			Wikimedia
image	2024	Taunton Castle Green and the Museum of Somerset (2024)			Wikimedia
image	2005	Taunton Castle, Somerset			Wikimedia
image		Taunton Castle, c.1906			Wikimedia
image	2006	Taunton Castle, now County Museum			Wikimedia
image	2007	The castle Taunton England			Wikimedia
image		The castle, Taunton, England-LCCN2002708148			Wikimedia
image	1920	Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, (14596623438)			Wikimedia
image	1921	Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; (1921) (14765429165)			Wikimedia
image	2009	Walls of Taunton Castle			Wikimedia

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