Castles of England/East Sussex

There are seven castles of note in East Sussex.

Name	Type	Date	Condition	Image	Ownership / Access	Notes (Key)
Bodiam Castle	Quadrangular castle	1385c.1385	Ruins		ENT	Wide moat.
Camber Castle	Artillery fort	1540c.1540	Ruins		EH	'Dismantled' 1642 after sea receded.
Hastings Castle	Keep and bailey	110112th century	Fragmentary ruins		HC Local Authority	Ruined by 1399.
Herstmonceux Castle	Fortified mansion	140115th 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	110112–14th century	Ruins		EH	Unusual in that it has two mottes.
Pevensey Castle	Keep and bailey	110112th century	Ruins		EH	Castle built within surviving walls of Roman fort of Saxon Shore.
Rye Castle	Tower House	1250c.1250	Intact		HM	Originally called Baddings Tower.