Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CAMBER-CASTLE

CAMBER-CASTLE, a ruined fortalice on the coast of Sussex; nearly midway between Winchelsea and Rye. It was one of the strengths built by Henry VIII., for defence of the coast; was dismantled in 1642; and has a central tower, surmounted by smaller ones, with connecting curtains. The sea once washed its walls; but has considerably receded.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a ruined fortalice"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Sussex AncC
Place: Camber

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