List of oldest buildings in the United Kingdom

This article lists the oldest extant freestanding buildings in the United Kingdom. In order to qualify for the list a structure must:

• be a recognisable building
• either incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least in height and/or be a listed building.
• incorporate features of building work of the above nature that date from no later than AD 1300.

Roads are excluded although other structures such as bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfil the above criteria.

Before 500 BC

500 BC to AD 500

AD 500 to AD 1000

11th century

12th century

13th century

See also

• List of oldest known surviving buildings in the world
• Hillforts in Britain:
• List of hillforts in England
• List of hillforts in Scotland
• List of hillforts in Wales
• Newgrange, one of Ireland's oldest buildings dating from c. 3100 BC
• La Hougue Bie, one of Jersey's oldest buildings dating from c. 3500 BC
• Timeline of prehistoric Scotland

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