< Castles of England
There are seven castles of note in East Sussex.
| Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes (Key) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodiam Castle | Quadrangular castle | c.1385 | Ruins |  |
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Wide moat. |
| Camber Castle | Artillery fort | c.1540 | Ruins |  |
 |
'Dismantled' 1642 after sea receded. |
| Hastings Castle | Keep and bailey | 12th century | Fragmentary ruins |  |
 Local Authority |
Ruined by 1399. |
| Herstmonceux Castle | Fortified mansion | 15th century | Restored |  |
Queen's University | Brick-built, interior buildings dismantled 1777, restored 20th century, former home of Royal Greenwich Observatory, now Study Centre. |
| Lewes Castle | Keep and bailey | 12–14th century | Ruins |  |
|
Unusual in that it has two mottes. |
| Pevensey Castle | Keep and bailey | 12th century | Ruins |  |
|
Castle built within surviving walls of Roman fort of Saxon Shore. |
| Rye Castle | Tower House | c.1250 | Intact |  |
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Originally called Baddings Tower. |
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