Spofforth Castle, a fortified manor house in the village of Spofforth, North Yorkshire, England, was ruined during the English Civil War and is currently managed as a tourist destination by English Heritage. After being granted license to crenellate a manor house on the property in the early 14th century, Henry de Percy constructed Spofforth Castle. Later additions were erected in the 14th and 15th centuries. All that is left of the castle-ruins is the hall-tower. The eastern wall of the hall wa ... (Read More)