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Berkhamstead Castle

Berkhamstead Castle

The substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and ...

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Filed Under: Hertfordshire Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

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

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

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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Filed Under: Sussex Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

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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Filed Under: Sussex Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

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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Filed Under: Kent Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage, Gardens

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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Filed Under: Kent Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

Sutton Valence Castle

The ruins of a small 12th-century Norman keep, with panoramic views over the Weald. Sutton Valence was another of the fortresses placed near the ...

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Filed Under: Kent Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

St Leonard's Tower

An early and well-preserved example of a small free-standing Norman tower keep, surviving almost to its original height. It was probably built c. 1080 ...

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Filed Under: Kent Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

Rochester Castle

Rochester Castle

Strategically placed astride the London Road, guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of ...

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Filed Under: Kent Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

Eynsford Castle

The substantial stone walls of a very early Norman 'enclosure castle', begun c.1085-7 and unusually little altered by later building works. This rare ...

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Filed Under: Kent Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

Deal Castle

Today you can explore the whole of the castle, from the storerooms to the first-floor captain's residence. A pleasant cycle path links Deal and Walmer ...

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Filed Under: Kent Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

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