An offer has been made for part of the historic Devizes Castle grounds.

Property agent Savills had listed the site for a six-figure-sum.

The property has ten-bedrooms, four bathrooms, a study and a drawing room among other rooms, a library, and it is set among landscaped gardens. The listing for the property states: "Devizes Castle is an exceptional example of a Grade I listed property, predominantly built of attractive stone with alluring castellations and turrets." The castle is now under offer for £2.75 million.

"There are an array of period features throughout the Castle: generous stone mullioned windows, beautifully detailed stone archways, impressive fireplaces, oak floor boards, working shutters, high ceilings throughout, an unusual bowed Fernery with elegant wooden ceiling, a wide wooden central staircase, charming smaller stone spiral staircases and, in the Drawing Room and Study, ceilings richly decorated with carved and gilded bosses.

Some historical records suggest Devizes Castle was first built in 1080 by Bishop Osmund of Salisbury.

It has been re-built throughout the years and is still a fascinating property for history buffs.

The original castle was in the ownership of the Royal family for 500 years before it was destroyed during English Civil War in 1648.

The listing by Savills states: "It is said that the Castle gave Devizes its name, its existence and its street pattern, having prompted the Bishop of Salisbury to establish the satellite town on the Castle's eastern outskirts. By 1645 the Castle was held by the Royalists and was largely destroyed during the 17th Century Civil War between King and Parliament.

"It was not until the 1830s that Devizes saw a castle again. Designed by H.E. Goodridge (celebrated architect of the Lansdown Tower, or Beckford's Tower' as it is more commonly known, outside Bath) the property sits high above the market town and provides an impressive and unique home."