The 2016-17 issue, printed in full colour, became available in December 2016. There was an in-depth analysis of the 12 castle sites visited during the Hereford conference in April. Journal articles for 2016-17 included:  

Visit summaries and analysis of: Goodrich, Longtown, Snodhill, Hay on Wye, Clifford, Richard’s Castle, Wigmore, Clun , Brampton Bryan, Lyonshall, Ludlow, Stokesay – See Conference Proceedings here.

• A return to the Burh-geat – Derek Renn
• The Castles of Gaston Fébus – The Castle Studies Group tour of Béarn,   
• 13-21 September 2015 – Peter Purton
• Lancaster Castle – The Gatehouse Revealed – Neil Guy
• Recent research on Carrickfergus Castle – Co. Antrim, Gormley / McNeill
• Lea Castle, Co. Laois: the story so far – Karen Dempsey
• The Lost Towers of John de Vere the 13th earl of Oxford – Charles Hollwey
• Fortresses in Normandy: the Boosting of a Powerful Tradition – Charles Coulson
• Polygonal walls and fortified landscape: the medieval castle of Arpino – Sabrina Pietrobono