Edburton Castle Ring

Edburton Castle Ring
The ditch on the north-eastern side of the bailey
TypeMotte-and-bailey castle
LocationWest Sussex
Coordinates50°53′7″N 0°14′30″W / 50.88528°N 0.24167°W / 50.88528; -0.24167
OS grid referenceTQ 238 110
Designated26 June 1953
Reference no.1012171
Edburton Castle Ring is located in West Sussex
Edburton Castle Ring
Location of Edburton Castle Ring in West Sussex

Edburton Castle Ring (or Castle Rings) is an archaeological site in West Sussex, England, on the peak of Edburton Hill on the South Downs, near the villages of Edburton and Fulking. It is a Scheduled Monument.[1]

Description

It is 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 30 metres (98 ft) and height 2 metres (6 ft 7 in), surrounded by a ditch of width about 6 metres (20 ft). 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 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) above the interior and up to 14 metres (46 ft) across, with an external ditch of width about 6 metres (20 ft).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Motte and bailey castle on Edburton Hill (1012171)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ 'Parishes: Fulking', in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7, the Rape of Lewes, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1940), pp. 202-204 British History Online. Retrieved 27 June 2020.