Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the
village of the same name on the
Isle of Purbeck in the English county of
Dorset. Built by
William the Conqueror, the castle dates back to the 11th century and commands a gap in the
Purbeck Hills on the route between
Wareham and
Swanage. The first phase was one of the earliest castles in England to be built using stone when the majority were built with earth and timber. Corfe Castle underwent major structural changes in the 12th and 13th centuries.