Maxstoke Castle Warwickshire

Maxstoke Castle, or Maekstoke, is a moated castle dating from medieval times situated to the north of Maxstoke, Warwickshire. It was built by Sir William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, in 1345 to a rectangular plan, with octagonal towers at each angle, a gatehouse on the east, and a residential range on the west, the whole surrounded by a broad moat. Antique copper-plate engraving of Maekstoke Castle, dated in the plate Feb 7th 1786. Size of engraved area approx 5x6ins.