Oldest buildings in Britain

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·This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings in Britain.

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Building Location First Built Notes
Skara Brae Orkney, Scotland 3100BC
howley fort morley, west yorkshire 120
Painted House Dover, Kent circa 200 Also one of the best preserved Roman houses in Britain
Church of St Peter-on-the-Wall Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex 654
Escomb Church Escomb, County Durham 670
Norwich Castle Norwich, East Anglia 1067
Tower of London London 1078
St Albans Cathedral St Albans, Hertfordshire 1089
St Margaret's Chapel Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland 1124
Rochester Castle Rochester, Kent 1127
Rochester Cathedral Rochester, Kent 1130
Kirkstead Abbey Kirkstead, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire Founded 1139 Only a single part remains, destroyed by Henry VIII during the reformation
Windsor Castle Windsor, Berkshire 1154
St. Leonard's Without Kirkstead, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire 1230-40
York Castle York, Yorkshire 1265
Dirleton Castle Dirleton, Scotland 1290
Bodiam Castle Robertsbridge, East Sussex 1385
Old Wardour Castle Nr Tisbury, Wiltshire Started in 1393 Partly in ruins