Castle Keep Timeline

The tower keep is built at Ivry-la-Bataille Castle, Normandy, France.

The castle and tower keep of Langeais, central France, are built.

The tower keep of Loches Castle, central France, is built.

The tower keep of Chepstow Castle, Wales is built.

The tower keep is begun at Colchester Castle, Essex, England.

The White Tower of the Tower of London is built, a project begun by William the Conqueror.

The hall keep is added to Norwich Castle, Norfolk, England.

The tower keep of Arques Castle, Normandy, France is built by Henry I of England.

The tower keep is built at Rochester Castle, England.

Etampes Castle is built, near Paris, France. The tower keep is circular on the outside and square inside.

The tower keep of Farnham Castle, Surrey, England is built.

A tower keep is added to Hedingham Castle, Essex, England.

The Caesar's Tower castle keep at Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, England is built.

The tower keep of Scarborough Castle, Yorkshire, England is built.

Orford Castle, Suffolk, England is built and has a circular tower keep with attached rectangular turrets.

A tower keep is added to Newcastle Castle, England.

Henry II extends Dover Castle in southern England, adding outer walls and a keep.

The tower keep is built at Conisbrough Castle, Doncaster, England.

A square tower keep is added to Carrickfergus Castle, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Sir William Marshal adds a circular tower keep to Pembroke Castle, Wales.

The tower keep of Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland is built.

The tower keep of Barnard Castle, County Durham, England is built.

Philip II of France adds a tower keep to Chinon Castle, France.

A round tower keep is built into the curtain walls of Gisors, Normandy, France.

A circular tower keep is built at Chateau de Coucy, northern France

Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland is built with a massive circular tower keep.

The Eagle Tower, a castle keep, is completed at Caernarfon Castle in Wales.