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Hastings Castle

Hastings Castle

Castle and Collegiate Church. Castle built circa 1170, ruined by 1399. The church was founded circa 1090, dissolved in 1547. Foundations of church, ...

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Hartfield Castle

Motte and bailey. Excavations in 1912 found it consisted mainly of sandstone rubble and burnt earth with some 14th and 17th century potsherds. ...

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Ewhurst Manor

Site of a medieval moated manor house. The moat and an early 14th century gatehouse are the only survivals from this period. The gatehouse is ...

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Crowhurst Castle

At Crowhurst are the remains of a once defensible manor house, dating from 1251, which is believed to have been built, or at least owned, by the same ...

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Chichester Castle

Site of a castle of motte and bailey type. The Earl of Sussex built the castle shortly after the Conquest to overawe the township and Rape of ...

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Camber Castle

The ruins of an unusually unaltered artillery fort, built by Henry VIII to guard the port of Rye. There are monthly guided walks round Rye Harbour ...

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Bramber Castle

The remains of a Norman castle on the banks of the River Adur, founded by William de Braose c. 1075. The earthworks are dominated by a towering wall ...

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Arundel Castle

Arundel Castle

The seat of The Dukes of Norfolk and set in 40 acres of sweeping grounds and gardens, Arundel Castle has been open to visitors seasonally for nearly ...

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Amberley Castle

Amberley Castle

Amberley Castle is now a hotel. Amberley is a castellated and defensible bishop's palace of the fourteenth century. It was necessary for bishops ...

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Westenhanger Castle

The partly ruined Westenhanger Castle is located on what was the site of two medieval manor houses, Westenhanger and Ostenhanger. The site as it ...

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Walmer Castle

Originally built during the reign of Henry VIII as part of a chain of coastal artillery defences against Catholic attack from Europe,Walmer Castle has ...

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Upnor Castle

Set in tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village, this rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort was begun in 1559 and redeveloped in ...

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