List of Castles in England - Kent

Kent

See also: Map of castles in Kent

Castles of which little or nothing remains include:

  • Binbury Castle
  • Brenchley Castle
  • Castle Toll (Newenden)
  • Folkestone Castle
  • Queenborough Castle
  • Sandown Castle
  • Sandwich Castle
  • Stowting Castle
  • Thurnham Castle
Name Type Date Condition Image Ownership / Access Notes
Allington Castle Fortified house 1201 !13–14th century Restored Wedding venue Restored in 1905–1929.
Canterbury Castle Tower keep 1101 !12th century Ruins HC !
Local Authority		 Demolished in 1792.
Chiddingstone Castle Neo-romantic castle 19 !19th century Intact HH ! 17th-century building converted to a castle in the 19th century.
Chilham Castle Keep and bailey 1001 !11–14th century Intact NGS Keep survives with Jacobean house.
Cooling Castle Keep and bailey 1380 !1380s Part ruined Wedding venue Well-preserved gatehouse survives, barns used for events.
Deal Castle Artillery fort 1501 !16th century Intact EH ! Formerly residence of Captain of the Cinque Ports.
Dover Castle Concentric castle 1101 !12–13th century Intact EH ! Adapted for modern warfare 18–19th centuries.
Eynsford Castle Castle 1101 !12th century Fragmentary ruins EH !
Hever Castle Fortified manor house 1301 !14th century Restored HH ! Restored early 19th century, working portcullis.
Kingsgate Castle Neo-romantic castle 1701 !18–19th century Intact Private apartments Built c. 1760, rebuilt late 19th century.
Leeds Castle Castle 1101 !12–15th century Restored HH ! Extensively rebuilt in 1822 and 1926.
Leybourne Castle Castle 1201 !13th century Fragmentary ruins Private 16th-century house partly incorporating ruins, rebuilt in 1931.
Lullingstone Castle Semi-fortified house 1543 !1543–80 Fragment HH ! 16th-century gatehouse incorporated into a later house.
Lympne Castle Fortified house 1201 !13–14th century Restored Wedding venue Restored and extended in 1907–12.
Penshurst Place Fortified manor house 1301 !14–15th century Fragment HH ! Remodelled in the 19th century, single tower and stretch of wall survive from fortifications of c. 1400.
Rochester Castle Tower keep 1127 !1127 Ruins EH ! Keep 125 ft (38 m) high to top of turrets.
St Leonard's Tower, West Malling Tower keep 1080 !1080 Ruins EH !
Saltwood Castle Castle 1101 !12–14th century Part restored Private
Sandgate Castle Artillery fort 1539 !1539–40 Substantially intact Private Altered in 1805–06.
Scotney Castle Fortified manor house 1378 !1378–80 Fragment ENT ! Single surviving tower incorporated in later house.
Sissinghurst Castle Fortified manor house 1401 !15th century Rebuilt ENT ! No fortifications remaining.
Starkey Castle Manor house 1301 !14th century Fragment Private Fine medieval hall-house remains from possibly fortified manor house.
Stone Castle Tower 1101 !12th century Intact Wedding venue Medieval tower incorporated in building of 1825.
Sutton Valence Castle Keep and bailey 1101 !12th century Fragmentary remains EH !
Tonbridge Castle Keep and bailey 1001 !11–13th century Fragment HC !
Local authority		 Gatehouse survives.
Upnor Castle Artillery fort 1559 !1559–67, 1599–1601 Substantially intact EH !
Walmer Castle Artillery fort 1539 !1539 Intact EH ! Residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 18th century.
Westenhanger Castle Fortified manor house 1343 !c. 1343 Fragment Wedding venue 18th-century farmouse built within ruins.

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