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| Name: | Amberley Castle, Amberley |
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| HER Ref: | MWS4503 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Designations
- Scheduled Monument 1: AMBERLEY CASTLE
- Listed Building (I) 298221: AMBERLEY CASTLE
Summary
Amberley Castle is a bishop's residence of early C13 origins, with a significant late -C14 phase of fortification and subsequent phases of alteration. The monument stands to the west of Amberley Village, and to the immediate west of the parish church.
Monument Types
- CASTLE (Built, Medieval - 1200 AD to 1232 AD)
Sources
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Peckham WD. 1921. Sussex Arch Colls. 62:21-63plan. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Peckham WD. 1928. Sussex Arch Colls. 69:226-8. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: OS. 1970. TQ01SW2. |
| <4> | List: English Heritage. 2014. Amendment to the Schedule of Monuments. Copy in New Listed Buildings and Amendments File 2011 -. |
Associated Events - none recorded
Associated Monuments
- MWS4502 - Related to: Amberley Castle (Monument)
Associated Finds - none recorded
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