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Guildford Castle

Guildford Castle

A castle with two baileys surrounded by a ditch is first mentioned in 1173. Built on on a mound, the remains of the late 11th early 12th century ...

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Filed Under: Surrey Tagged With: Castles

Farnham Castle

Farnham Castle

The impressive motte and shell keep of a castle founded in 1138 by Bishop Henry of Blois. Long a residence of the wealthy bishops of Winchester, the ...

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Filed Under: Surrey Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

Bletchworth Castle

Remains of a fortified house with later alterations and additions, situated on a sandstone spur which overlooks the western bank of the River Mole. ...

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Bletchingley Castle

Ring motte and bailey first mentioned 1160, with later stone keep probably built between 1152 and 1217. Only foundations of the keep survived in the ...

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Ypres Tower

The Ypres Tower is thought to have been built in 1249 as part of the town’s defences and is the oldest building open to the public in Rye. The Tower ...

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Filed Under: Sussex Tagged With: Castles, Museums

Verdley Castle

Earthworks and masonry remains of a probable 13th century hunting lodge, ruined in the 16th century. The topography of the site means that it could ...

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Sedgwick Castle

Sedgwick Castle

Sedgwick Park House is a privately owned home, set within 100 acres of rolling countryside and the gardens and ground floor are occasionally open to ...

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Filed Under: Sussex Tagged With: Castles, Gardens, Houses

Scotney Castle Plan

Scotney Castle

Scotney is not one but two houses. At the top of the hill is the new house, designed by Anthony Salvin in Elizabethan style and built in 1837 for ...

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Filed Under: Sussex Tagged With: Castles, Gardens, Houses, National Trust

Pevensey Castle

Pevensey Castle

With a history stretching back over 16 centuries, Pevensey Castle chronicles more graphically than any other fortress the story of Britain's south ...

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Filed Under: Sussex Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

Lewes Castle

Lewes Castle

Lewes Castle and adjacent Barbican House Museum are now open to the public again. There was a Saxon castle here in very early times, on the site of ...

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Filed Under: Sussex Tagged With: Castles

Knepp Castle

The castle is visible from the road and the estate is home to a variety of events including polo. Some 500 acres are now part of a conservation ...

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Hurstmonceux Castle First Floor PLan

Hurstmonceux Castle

The castle now houses The Bader International Study Centre, Queen's University (Canada) but the gardens and grounds are occasionally open to the ...

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Filed Under: Sussex Tagged With: Castles

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