Castrum Dheriam

In the historic county of Sussex (Modern Authority of , 1974 county of ).

Mentioned in 1216 when held on behalf of Henry III. King writes "Described as having been defended against Louis of France and his patisans by Philip d'Albini and William de Wawz (i.e. Sir William de Casingham,'Willikin of the Weald', the Sussex guerrilla leader). The proper names in this chronicle [Ann. Dunstable] are sometimes very wildly rendered, but the allusion to d'Albini suggests this is Arundel, if it is a castle at all. It is more likely to be Rye (castrum de Ria?) held in the Winchelsea fighting of this year (hist. des Ducs, 182-3, 187) and erroneously described as a castle by the Dunstable annalist." Questionable as a separate site.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Uncertain remains.

Sources of information, references and further reading

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p474

Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)

Ann. Dunstable, 48

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