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Chichester Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle built in the late eleventh century, likely in the 1080s, and occupies the north-west corner of the Roman town walls of Chichester. The castle consists of a substantial earthen mound surrounded by a ditch, with traces of the bailey visible to the south, representing a significant example of post-Conquest military architecture in Sussex. The site has been substantially modified over subsequent centuries, though the motte remains a prominent landscape feature within the modern town. As a fortification established during the period of Norman consolidation of English territory, Chichester Castle played an important role in the subjugation and governance of the South Saxon region following 1066.
Chichester Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005864. View the official record →
Chichester Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle built in the late eleventh century, likely in the 1080s, and occupies the north-west corner of the Roman town walls of Chichester. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005864.
Chichester Castle 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 1005864.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greyfriars Chapel, Priory Park (0.1 km), Chichester City Walls, The Tower, Orchard Street (0.3 km), St Martin's Lane, Little London car park, Roman site (0.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chichester Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Chichester Castle stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.