East Sussex
See also: Map of castles in East SussexCastles of which little or nothing remains include:
- Glottenham Castle
- Isfield Castle
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Bodiam Castle | Quadrangular castle | 1385 !c. 1385 | Ruins | ENT ! | Wide moat. | |
Camber Castle | Artillery fort | 1540 !c. 1540 | Ruins | EH ! | "Dismantled" 1642 after sea receded. | |
Hastings Castle | Keep and bailey | 1101 !12th century | Fragmentary ruins | HC ! Local Authority |
Ruined by 1399. | |
Herstmonceux Castle | Fortified mansion | 1401 !15th century | Restored | Queen's University | Brick, interior dismantled in 1777, restored 20th century, former home of Royal Greenwich Observatory, now Study Centre. | |
Lewes Castle | Keep and bailey | 1101 !12–14th century | Ruins | EH ! | Unusual in having two mottes | |
Pevensey Castle | Keep and bailey | 1101 !12th century | Ruins | EH ! | Castle built within surviving walls of Roman fort of Saxon Shore. | |
Rye Castle (Ypres Tower) | Tower House | 1250 !c. 1250 | Intact | HM ! | Originally called Baddings Tower. |
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