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Chilham Castle
In the civil parish of Chilham.
In the historic county of Kent (Modern Authority of Kent, 1974 county of Kent).
Octagonal castle keep constructed in 1160 with a C14 curtain wall. C11 and 1171 - 74 by Ralph, master mason, for Henry II; restored early C20. Flint with Caen stone dressings. Octagonal (the earlier of'only 2 in the country) with square stair turret to east, with garderobes to exterior, 3 storeys. Remnants of forebuilding on south west wall of C11, an unfortified stone hall. Only one original opening survives, a window facing south east. Flint and buttressed curtain wall about 15ft high, attached to the east side of the Keep. Originally with a bailey enclosing circa 8 acres. Excavations located the buried remains of a Norman C11 hall below the stone annexe to the keep, which contains a blocked archway belonging to the earlier hall building. The country house, also of the same name is to the east of the keep. Keep only remains of castle and even earthworks are lost, though Jacobean house presumably in bailey.
This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Masonry Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.
This site is a scheduled
monument protected by law.
This site is a
Grade 1 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 181416)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TR06625346
PastScape number;
463362
Books
- Salter, Mike, 2000, The Castles of Kent (Malvern) p24-5
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p113
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p228-9
Guy, John, 1980, Kent Castles (Meresborough Books)
Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p207-8
Smithers, David Waldron, 1980, Castles in Kent (Chatham)
Newman, John, 1976, The buildings of England: West Kent and the Weald (Harmondsworth) p273-5
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p613
Toy, Sidney, 1953, The Castles of Great Britain (Heinemann) p104
Braun, Hugh, 1936, The English castle (Batsford) p44-8
C.H(ardy), 1916, Chilham Castle
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Chalkley Gould and Downham, 1908, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Kent Vol1 p412
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol1 p8
King, Edward, 1799-1805, Munimenta antiqua or Observations on antient castles (W.Bulmer and Co) Vol3 p154-66
Hasted, Edward, 1778-99, A History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent Vol3 p125, 127-34, 140-1
Grose, F., 1756, Antiquities of England and Wales Vol3 p20-4
Journal Articles
- Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol74 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p249-280]
Brown, R. Allen, 1955, 'Royal Castle-building in England 1154-1216' English Historical Review Vol70 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press)] pp19-64
Clapham, 1929, Archaeological Journal Vol86 p302-6
Clapham, 1928, 'An Early Hall at Chilham Castle' Antiquaries Journal Vol8 p350-53
Hussey, 1924, Country Life Vol55 p1000-06
1794, Gentleman's Magazine pt2 p909-10 [plan not in Gomme]
Guidebooks
- 1987, Chilham Castle (English Life Publications; Derby)
Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
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