Camber Castle

Camber Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, built near Rye by King Henry VIII to protect the Sussex coast of England against French attack. The first fortification on the site was a small, round artillery tower, constructed by Henry between 1512 and 1514, overlooking the Camber anchorage and the entrance to Rye Harbour.

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Artillery castle and associated earthworks at Camber; Winchelsea Castle
castle, fort, 

• Burgenwelt page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• Historic England research records page^@
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
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  Hastings Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed ruins in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK  

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  Saltwood Castle ⓘ
  castle in Saltwood, Kent, England, UK  

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  Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower) ⓘ
  castle in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom  

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  Bodiam Castle ⓘ
  14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England, UK  

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  Camber Castle ⓘ
  16th-century English fort  

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  Godinton House ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Great Chart with Singleton, Kent, England, UK

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  Great Dixter Gardens ⓘ
  Gardens in South East England

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  Hole Park ⓘ
  country house in Kent, England, UK

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  Pashley Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed manor house in Rother, United Kingdom

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  Sissinghurst Castle Garden ⓘ
  Grade I listed garden in the United Kingdom  

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  Bedgebury National Pinetum ⓘ
  recreational and conservational arboretum in Kent, England, UK

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  Bateman's ⓘ
  17th-century house museum in Burwash, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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  Cranbrook Museum ⓘ
  building and museum in Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Great Dixter ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Sussex, England, UK

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  Hastings Contemporary ⓘ
  art museum in Hastings

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  Hastings Fishermen's Museum ⓘ
  grade II listed maritime museum in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK

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  Kent and East Sussex Railway ⓘ
  railway in south east England

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  Lashenden Air Warfare Museum ⓘ
  Aviation museum in England

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  Rother Valley Railway ⓘ
  railway taking its name from the Sussex and Kent River Rother

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  Rye Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in the UK

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  Scotney Castle ⓘ
  country house in Lamberhurst, Kent, England, UK

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  Shipwreck Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in Hastings, U.K.

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  Smallhythe Place ⓘ
  former home of Ellen Terry

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  Lamb House ⓘ
  historic house in Rye, East Sussex, England, UK

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  Dymchurch Martello Tower ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK  

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  Hastings Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum and art gallery in Hastings, England

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  Bexhill Museum ⓘ
  local history museum in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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  Winchelsea Court Hall Museum ⓘ
  museum in Winchelsea, England, United Kingdom

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  Battle Museum of Local History ⓘ
  museum in Battle, England, United Kingdom

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  The C.M Booth Collection ⓘ
  museum in Rolvenden, Kent, England, UK

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  Port Lympne Wild Animal Park ⓘ
  zoo

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  Tenterden and District Museum ⓘ
  museum in Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom

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  Lydd Town Museum ⓘ
  museum in Romney Marsh, England, UK

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  Flower Makers Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hastings, England, UK

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  Colonel Stephens Railway Museum ⓘ
  railway heritage museum in Tenterden, Kent, UK

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  Woodchurch Village Life Museum ⓘ
  museum near Ashford, England, United Kingdom

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  Kent Firefighting Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sevenoaks, England, UK

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  The True Crime Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hastings, England, UK

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1539 Camber Castle

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1100 Saltwood Castle

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1249 Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower)

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1385 Bodiam Castle

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1723 Lamb House

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1805 Dymchurch Martello Tower

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1892 Hastings Museum and Art Gallery

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1914 Bexhill Museum

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1950 Winchelsea Court Hall Museum

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1956 Battle Museum of Local History

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1972 The C.M Booth Collection

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1976 Port Lympne Wild Animal Park

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1976 Tenterden and District Museum

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1978 Lydd Town Museum

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1993 Flower Makers Museum

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1997 Colonel Stephens Railway Museum

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2001 Woodchurch Village Life Museum

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2014 Kent Firefighting Museum

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2014 The True Crime Museum

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British castles 1825 (67845466)

Rye Harbour and Camber Castle by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm 1784

Camber Castle, 1785

Camber Castle

The Keep, Camber Castle

View towards Camber Castle

Camber Castle

Camber Castle

Camber Castle, Rye Harbour

Camber Castle

• Henry VIII's Coastal Artillery Fort at Camber Castle, Rye, East Sussex - book published in 2001
• The Castles of Rye and Winchelsea - scientific article published in January 1979
• A Note on the Results of Recent Excavations at Camber Castle, Sussex - article by MISS H. S. AMES published January 1975 in Post-Medieval Archaeology

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Hastings Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Saltwood Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1249	Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower)	tower, castle, local museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1385	Bodiam Castle	quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Camber Castle	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	garden		Godinton House	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Great Dixter Gardens	garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Hole Park	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Pashley Manor	manor house, garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Sissinghurst Castle Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden	1924	Bedgebury National Pinetum	botanical garden, arboretum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bateman's	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cranbrook Museum	local museum, independent museum, cottage	Wikidata
site	museum		Great Dixter	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hastings Contemporary	art museum, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Hastings Fishermen's Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kent and East Sussex Railway	heritage railway, railway company, ELR railway line section	Wikidata
site	museum		Lashenden Air Warfare Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rother Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Rye Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scotney Castle	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Shipwreck Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Smallhythe Place	museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1723	Lamb House	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1805	Dymchurch Martello Tower	military museum, Martello tower	Wikidata
site	museum	1892	Hastings Museum and Art Gallery	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1914	Bexhill Museum	charitable organization, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1950	Winchelsea Court Hall Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1956	Battle Museum of Local History	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	The C.M Booth Collection	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Port Lympne Wild Animal Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Tenterden and District Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Lydd Town Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Flower Makers Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Colonel Stephens Railway Museum	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Woodchurch Village Life Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Kent Firefighting Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	The True Crime Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		British castles 1825 (67845466)		Commons
commons	image		Rye Harbour and Camber Castle by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm 1784		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle, 1785		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle		Commons
commons	image		The Keep, Camber Castle		Commons
commons	image		View towards Camber Castle		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle, Rye Harbour		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle		Commons