| TINTAGEL | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Castle, fortification in north Cornwall associated with Arthurian legend (8) |
| GLASTONBURY | Somerset town associated with Arthurian legend |
| ARUNDEL | ____ Castle, fortification in West Sussex founded in the 11th century (7) |
| KENILWORTH | ____ Castle, fortification in Warwickshire whose owners included John of Gaunt and Henry V (10) |
| ANTONINE | ___ Wall, Roman fortification in Scotland between the Firth of Clyde and Firth of Forth (8) |
| RAMPARTS | Some fortification in fleece and horns, for example? (8) |
| IRONGATE | Castle fortification |
| PALISADE | Fortification in China that is housing grave |
| STAUSTELL | Coastal town in S Cornwall associated with the china clay industry (2,7) |
| FOWEY | Port town in Cornwall associated with Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch and Daphne du Maurier (5) |
| BODMINMOOR | Barren granite area of land in north Cornwall |
| ISAAC | Port -; traditional fishing village in north Cornwall, filming location of television drama Doc Martin (5) |
| TAMAR | River rising in north Cornwall and flowing 61 miles into Plymouth Sound (5) |
| BUDE | Resort in north Cornwall (4) |
| WADEBRIDGE | Market town in North Cornwall (10) |
| CORFE | ____ Castle, ruined fortification in the Purbeck Hills in Dorset (5) |
| BORTHWICK | ? Castle, fortification southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, built in 1430 |
| MOORISH | The ___ Castle, eighth-century fortification in Gibraltar (7) |
| MOTE | A small speck of the castle fortification so to speak (4) |
| MOAT | Possible castle fortification said to be minor blemish (4) |
