Edburton Castle Ring
| Edburton Castle Ring | |
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Sussex | |
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_(geograph_5861621).jpg) The ditch on the north-eastern side of the bailey | |
| Type: | Motte-and-bailey castle |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ238110 |
| Location: | 50°53’7"N, 0°14’30"W |
| Village: | Edburton |
| History | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Earthworks remain |
Edburton Castle Ring (or Castle Rings) is an archaeological site in Sussex, on the peak of Edburton Hill on the South Downs, near the villages of Edburton and Fulking. It is a Scheduled Monument.[1]
Description
The only visible remains on the site are the castle earthworks. It was a motte-and-bailey castle, thought to have been built soon after the arrival of the Normans in 1066]].[1][2]
The castle survives as earthworks. The motte is a mound of diameter 100 feet and height six feet, surrounded by a ditch of width about 20 feet. There is a depression in the centre of the motte where there was 19th-century excavation, the monument being mistaken for a barrow.
Adjoining the motte to the north is the bailey; the bank enclosing the bailey is up to 4 feet above the interior and up to 46 feet across, with an external ditch of width about 20 feet.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National Heritage List 1012171: Motte and bailey castle on Edburton Hill (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ A History of the County of Sussex - Volume 7 pp 202-204: Parishes: Fulking (Victoria County History)