Did you know that there have actually been two different castles in Framlingham and it is rumoured there was even a third! The more likely theory is that in roughly 1148 Roger Bigod constructed either a motte and bailey castle or a ringwork castle yet he did not know that it would be destroyed in a few decades time by King Henry II. The hard to believe theory is that in the late 11th century there was a different castle built only to be destroyed by Hugh Bigod in the 1160s so he could build a bigger and more powerful castle than before. Sadly that was destroyed as well to clear space for King Henry II's new castle.

                                         The current Framlingham Castle                                             

 

      Click on the picture and you will get onto the English Heritage for Framlingham Castle.