Hastings Castle

Hastings Castle is a keep and bailey castle ruin situated on the cliffs adjoining the town of Hastings, East Sussex. It overlooks the English Channel, into which large parts of the castle have fallen over the years.

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

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  Pevensey Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in a former Roman fort at Pevensey in East Sussex, 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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  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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  Drusillas Museum ⓘ
  museum in Polegate, England, UK

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  Eastbourne Redoubt ⓘ
  circular coastal defence fort at Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK  

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  Farley Farm House ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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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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  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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  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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  Drusillas Zoo Park ⓘ
  zoo in East Sussex, England

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  Towner Eastbourne ⓘ
  art museum in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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  Rnli Eastbourne Lifeboat Museum ⓘ
  museum in Eastbourne, England, UK

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  Filching Manor And Motor Museum ⓘ
  museum in Polegate, England, UK

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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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  Pevensey Court House Museum And Gaol ⓘ
  museum in Pevensey, England, UK

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  Tower 73 Invasion And Coastal Defence Museum ⓘ
  museum in Eastbourne, England, UK

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

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

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rescue excavation

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archaeological excavation

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1066 Pevensey Castle

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1249 Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower)

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1385 Bodiam Castle

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1539 Camber Castle

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1924 Bedgebury National Pinetum

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1723 Lamb House

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1892 Hastings Museum and Art Gallery

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1914 Bexhill Museum

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1920 Drusillas Zoo Park

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1923 Towner Eastbourne

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1937 Rnli Eastbourne Lifeboat Museum

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1947 Filching Manor And Motor Museum

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1950 Winchelsea Court Hall Museum

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1956 Battle Museum of Local History

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1968 Pevensey Court House Museum And Gaol

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1970 Tower 73 Invasion And Coastal Defence Museum

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1972 The C.M Booth Collection

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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 The True Crime Museum

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Hastings Castle aerial view

Mauerrinnen des Fallgatters der Burgruine in Hastings

Medieval Jug from Hastings Castle displayed at Hastings Museum

Anonymous - Hastings Castle - B2018.7.39 - Yale Center for British Art

Hastings Castle by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm 1784

Keys to Hastings Castle displayed at Hastings Museum

Hastings Castle

Hastings Castle

Hastings Castle

Ruins at Hastings Castle in 1983

• Hastings Rape, Castle, and Town - article published in 1849
• Description of and Remarks on the Dungeon Cells at Hastings Castle - scientific article published in 1896, online
• Evidence for a pre-Conquest origin for the chapels in Hastings and Pevensey Castles - scientific article published in 1969, Q1860
• History of Hastings Castle, Volume I - book published in 1909, online
• Hastings Castle, 1050-1100, and the Chapel of St Mary - article by FH Baring published 1915 in Sussex Archaeological Collections, online
• Excavations at Hastings Castle, 1968 - article published in 1968, Q1860
• History of Hastings Castle, Volume II - book published in 1909, online
• On the History of St. Mary’s Collegiate Church in Hastings Castle - article by Edward Levien et al published June 1867 in Journal of the British Archaeological Association, Q1860
• Excavations at Hastings Castle, 1968 - scientific article published in 1977, Q1860

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Hastings Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1066	Pevensey Castle	castle, archaeological site	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		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		Drusillas Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Eastbourne Redoubt	redoubt, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Farley Farm House	historic house museum	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		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	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	1920	Drusillas Zoo Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1923	Towner Eastbourne	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1937	Rnli Eastbourne Lifeboat Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	Filching Manor And Motor Museum	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	1968	Pevensey Court House Museum And Gaol	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Tower 73 Invasion And Coastal Defence Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	The C.M Booth Collection	museum	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	The True Crime Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Hastings Castle aerial view		Commons
commons	image		Mauerrinnen des Fallgatters der Burgruine in Hastings		Commons
commons	image		Medieval Jug from Hastings Castle displayed at Hastings Museum		Commons
commons	image		Anonymous - Hastings Castle - B2018.7.39 - Yale Center for British Art		Commons
commons	image		Hastings Castle by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm 1784		Commons
commons	image		Keys to Hastings Castle displayed at Hastings Museum		Commons
commons	image		Hastings Castle		Commons
commons	image		Hastings Castle		Commons
commons	image		Hastings Castle		Commons
commons	image		Ruins at Hastings Castle in 1983		Commons