Glottenham Castle

The location of the former Glottenham Castle.

Glottenham Castle was a castle in Mountfield, East Sussex, around 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Battle Abbey.[1] Built in the thirteenth century, it was abandoned in the late 16th or 17th century.

History

The Sussex manor of Glottenham has had boundary ditches since the eleventh century, and the moat at Glottenham Castle is believed to date from around 1200.[2] Glottenham Castle was built in the late thirteenth century. The castle had stone walls, two square towers and a gatehouse.[3][4] The castle was owned by the de Etchingham family, before being abandoned in the late 16th or 17th century.[2] In 1990, the site was listed under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.[2] The site is now a popular camping and glamping site.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Battle Abbey". The George in Rye. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Medieval moated site, Glottenham Castle". Historic England. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Platt, Colin (September 2003). Medieval England: A Social History and Archaeology from the Conquest to 1600 AD. Routledge. pp. 113–114. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Grehan, John; Mace, Martin (2012). Battleground Sussex. Casemate Publishers. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Batten, Rhiannon (14 June 2013). "The 50 Best nights under canvas". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Turner, Sarah (12 May 2013). "UK campsites: Top 10 best places to enjoy the great outdoors". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

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Coordinates: 50°58′21″N 0°27′28″E / 50.97258°N 0.45779°E / 50.97258; 0.45779

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