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List of the medieval fortified sites of the historic county of Sussex

Certain
Probable
Questionable or Doubtful
Rejected
Confidence is a statement of the site as a medieval fortification or palace
Name
Alternative Name(s)
Type
Remains
Aldingbourne Bishops Palace Alyngbourne Palace earthwork
Aldingbourne Tote Copse Castle Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Amberley Castle Aumberle; Amberle; Amburley Masonry Castle , Palace major building
Arlington Castle The Rookery; Milton; Burghlow; Burlough; Middleton Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Arundel Castle Harundel; Arundelle Timber Castle , Masonry Castle major building
Arundel siege castles Siege Work uncertain
Arundel Town Defences St Mary's Gate Urban Defence earthwork
Battle Abbey Bello Fortified Ecclesiastical site masonry ruins/remnants
Bersted manor of Archbishop of Canterbury Palace no visible
Berwick motte Timber Castle earthwork
Bexhill Manor of Bishop of Chichester Palace , Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Bishopstone Manor of Bishop of Chichester Bishopstone Place Palace masonry ruins/remnants
Boarzell House, Ticehurst Fortified Manor House earthwork
Bodiam Castle Bodeham; Bodiham; Bodyham Masonry Castle major building
Bramber Castle Brenbre; Brembre; Brambre Timber Castle , Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Brighton Blockhouse Middle Street Artillery Fort no visible
Brighton Town Defences Urban Defence no visible
Broyle Manor of Bishop of Chichester Bruyll Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Burpham Burh Urban Defence earthwork
Cakeham Manor House Palace , Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Camber Castle The Chamber; Winchelsea; Camere; Caumbre; Chambre; Rye Artillery Fort major building
Chennells Brook Farm, North Horsham Channellsbrook Farm; Channelsbrook Timber Castle earthwork
Chichester Bishops Palace Cisseceastre; Ciceastre; Cheechester; Priory Park Palace masonry ruins/remnants
Chichester Castle Cisseceastre; Ciceastre; Cheechester; Cicestriae; Priory Park Timber Castle , Masonry Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Chichester City Wall Cisseceastre; Ciceastre; Cheechester Urban Defence major building
Church Norton; The Mound The Mount; Pagham Harbour Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Artillery Fort earthwork
Cowdray House Codray; La Coudreye Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Dedisham Manor Dachesam; Dachesham; Daddesham; Dodesham; Deadsome; Detsum Place; Detsom; Mansfield Park Fortified Manor House earthwork
Drungewick Manor, Loxwood Drungewyk Palace , Fortified Manor House cropmark/slight earthwork
Earnley Ernles; Ernley Fortified Manor House uncertain
Edburton Castle Ring Timber Castle earthwork
Etchingham Manor Fortified Manor House no visible
Ewhurst Manor, Shermanbury Ewherst; Schyrmanbury Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Ferring Manor of Bishop of Chichester Ferrying Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Ford Castle, Sussex Timber Castle , Siege Work , Fortified Manor House cropmark/slight earthwork
Glottenham Castle, Mountfield Castle Shaw Fortified Manor House earthwork
Great Dixter Dixthern; Dicksterve Fortified Manor House major building
Halnaker House, Boxgrove Palace , Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Hartfield Motte Hartfield Castle Field Timber Castle earthwork
Harting Moat Rogate; Haben Bridge; Hertinge Fortified Manor House no visible
Hastings Artillery Fort(s) Artillery Fort no visible
Hastings Castle Haestinga; Haestingaceaster; Hasting; Hestengceastra; Hastinges Timber Castle , Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Hastings Town Wall Urban Defence masonry footings
Herstmonceux Castle Hurstmonceaux; Hurstmonceux Masonry Castle major building
Higham Iham; Hiham Fortified Manor House no visible
Iden Moat La Mote; The Moat; The Mote Fortified Manor House earthwork
Isfield Motte Timber Castle earthwork
Knepp Castle Cnap; Le Kenape; Cnappe; Kneppe; Knob; Knap; Knep; Knapp' Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Laughton Place Laughton Court Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Lewes Castle Laewe; Laewas; Lewis; Lauus; Lawes; castellum Delaquis Timber Castle , Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Lewes Priory Fortified Ecclesiastical site masonry ruins/remnants
Lewes Town Wall Laewe; Laewas; Lewis Urban Defence masonry footings
Lindfield Pims Lock Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Littlehampton gun battery Artillery Fort no visible
Lodsworth Castle Lodsbridge Mill; Selham Timber Castle earthwork
Mayfield; The Old Palace The Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, St Leonard's Mayfield School Palace masonry ruins/remnants
Michelham Priory Fortified Ecclesiastical site major building
Midhurst Castle St Anns Hill; Tan Hill Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
New Winchelsea Town Wall Winceleseia; Winchenesel; Winchelsay; Wynchelse; Yhamme; Ihamme; The Strand Gate; North Gate; Pipewell Gate; Land Gate; Ferry Gate; New Gate Urban Defence major building
Newhaven Fort Artillery Fort no visible
Old Erringham Ringwork, Shoreham By Sea Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Old Winchelsea Town Wall Winceleseia; Winchenesel; Winchelsay Urban Defence no visible
Pagham manor of Archbishop of Canterbury Becket's Barn Palace no visible
Parham House Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Perching Manor House Portingeres; Perting; Perthyng; Perchyng; Percinges Fortified Manor House earthwork
Petworth House Peteorde; Peteswurda; Putteworth; Petteworth Palace , Fortified Manor House masonry footings
Pevensey Battery 1 Artillery Fort cropmark/slight earthwork
Pevensey Battery 2 Artillery Fort cropmark/slight earthwork
Pevensey Battery 3 Artillery Fort no visible
Pevensey Castle Pefenesea; Pevensye; Pebesellum; Peneuesellum; Eunesheye; Anderida; Anderitum; Haestingaceaster Timber Castle , Masonry Castle major building
Preston Manor of Bishop of Chichester Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Pulborough Park Mount Puleberg; Puleburge Timber Castle earthwork
Ringmer; The Mount Clay Hill Timber Castle earthwork
Rockhouse Bank, Bexhill Artillery Fort earthwork
Rye Strong House la Rie Fortified Town House no visible
Rye Town Wall Ria; Rya; Landgate; Land Gate Urban Defence major building
Rye Ypres Tower Baddings Tower; Ria; Rya; Ipres; Wipers Tower; la Rie Tower House , Fortified Town House , Urban Defence major building
Rymans, Appledram Apuldram Pele Tower major building
Sedgwick Castle Sedgewick; Seggewik Timber Castle , Masonry Castle uncertain
Selsey Manor of Bishop of Chichester Sellsey Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Sidlesham Manor of Bishop of Chichester Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Slindon House Palace masonry footings
Stansted, Sussex Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Turzes Manor of Bishop of Chichester Tyryscherch; Tyerdesherse Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Udimore Court Lodge Udymer; Udymere Fortified Manor House earthwork
Verdley Castle, Fernhurst Fordley Castle Fortified Manor House cropmark/slight earthwork
Waldron Middle Wood Moat Timber Castle earthwork
Warningcamp siege castle Batworth Park Timber Castle , Siege Work earthwork
West Tarring Archbishops Palace The Old Palace, West Tarring; Parsonage House Palace major building
West Wittering Manor of Bishop of Chichester Westwythtryng Palace , Fortified Manor House no visible
Westbourne Burn Fortified Manor House no visible
Wilmington Priory Fortified Ecclesiastical site masonry ruins/remnants
Barkhale Camp Barkshale Wood Timber Castle no visible
Burlough Castle Burghlow; Middleton; Milton; Burlow Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Burpham; enclosure near The Burgh Siege Work cropmark/slight earthwork
Castle Croft, Ninfield Rats Castle Timber Castle earthwork
Castrum Dheriam Timber Castle uncertain
Cissbury Ring Burh Cissbury Knot Urban Defence earthwork
Coates Castle Timber Castle uncertain
Cockhill, Patching Cock Hill Siege Work cropmark/slight earthwork
Cowdray Park, Easebourne Loves Farm mound Timber Castle earthwork
Crowhurst Manor House Croherste; Crauherste; Crawehurst Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Dallington Old Castle Uncertain no visible
Firle Place Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Holtye Mote Field Timber Castle no visible
Kidbrooke Park, Forest Row Timber Castle earthwork
Lewes; The Mount The Calvary Timber Castle earthwork
Lyminster siege castle Warningcamp; Pynham Siege Work uncertain
Mount Caburn Camp, Glynde Timber Castle , Urban Defence earthwork
Owls, Rusper The Castle; Owlscastle Farm; Hawkesbourne Farm; Kingsfold; Kyngesfold Timber Castle earthwork
Pevensey Town Defences Pefenesea; Pevensye; Anderida; Anderitum Urban Defence uncertain
Rackham Bank Rackham Banks Siege Work earthwork
Rotherfield Castle Hill Timber Castle no visible
Shoreham Timber Castle , Uncertain no visible
Tottingworth Enclosure Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Waldron Selwyns Wood Greenvale Farm Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Wenbans Palace no visible
Wilting Manor, Lower Norman Fort Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Wilting Manor, Upper Norman Fort Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Winchelsea Castle Masonry Castle no visible

This listing was last updated on Sunday, August 27, 2017


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