Edburton Castle Ring

In the civil parish of Fulking.
In the historic county of Sussex (Modern Authority of West Sussex, 1974 county of West Sussex).

Badly worn earthwork possible motte, or else ringwork, and bailey situated at the edge of the precipitous North facing slopes of the Downs, an unusual position, but one commanding a view North over the Weald, and South to the coast. The motte is circa 30.0m in diameter and 2.0m high, though reduced by mutilation on its summit, enclosed by a ditch, circa 6.0m wide and 0.8m deep with traces of an outer bank. The sub-rectangular bailey to the North of the motte is 35.0m East-West by circa 30.0m North-South internally, enclosed by a bank, circa 8.0m wide and up to 1.0m high and a ditch, circa 6.0m wide and 2.0m to 3.5m deep below the crest of the bank. An outer bank is visible on the West and South-East sides, but the steep natural slopes to the N make a bank around that side unnecessary. The motte is flanked to the North by two smaller mounds, probably resulting from the cutting of an East-West track across the whole work.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ23781100

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 399342

• Web site links
  • http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_south/198/edburtoncastle.htm
• Books
  • Jones, R., 2003, 'Hastings to Herstmonceux: the castles of Sussex' in Rudling, D. (ed) The archaeology of Sussex to AD2000 (Great Dunham: Heritage Marketing and Publications) p171-8
    Salter, Mike, 2000, The Castles of Sussex (Malvern) p37
    Guy, John, 1984, Castles in Sussex (Phillimore) p128
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p471
    Allcroft, 1924, Downland Pathways (London) p142
    Allcroft, A. Hadrian, 1908, Earthwork of England (London) p659-62
    Clinch, 1905, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Sussex Vol1 p202, 476
• Journal Articles
  • King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol3 p90-127