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Bodiam Castle is a quadrangular fortress constructed in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a prominent Sussex knight and military commander, as a stronghold to defend the area during the Hundred Years' War. The castle comprises a four-square plan surrounded by a substantial water-filled moat, with corner and mid-wall towers, set within an intentionally designed landscape that includes a millpond and associated medieval settlement remains visible as crofts and cultivation earthworks. The broader monument encompasses evidence of the medieval manorial economy and landscape management surrounding the fortress itself. A World War II pillbox positioned within the grounds reflects the strategic reuse of the site during the defence preparations of the Second World War.
A quadrangular castle and its landscaped setting, an associated millpond, medieval crofts and cultivation earthworks, and a World War II pillbox at Bodiam is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013554. View the official record →
Bodiam Castle is a quadrangular fortress constructed in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a prominent Sussex knight and military commander, as a stronghold to defend the area during the Hundred Years' War. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013554.
A quadrangular castle and its landscaped setting, an associated millpond, medieval crofts and cultivation earthworks, and a World War II pillbox at Bodiam is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013554.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A medieval pleasaunce 30m south east of Court Lodge: part of the landscaped setting of Bodiam Castle (0.4 km), Romano-British site S of Bodiam Bridge (0.5 km), Medieval moated site, Peters Green (0.8 km).
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