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Bodiam Castle today

England · Restored

Bodiam Castle

Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated, quadrangular castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England, built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge. It has no central keep; its chambers are arranged against the curtain walls and around inner courts, with towers at each corner and a prominent twin-towered gatehouse. The castle was partially dismantled in the 17th century, later restored in the 19th–20th centuries, and is owned by the National Trust.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

First raised

1385

Its prime

1390

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1390

The shape it held in its prime.

A rectangular, moated stone castle with a regular quadrangular plan, its curtain walls punctuated at each corner by massive round towers and the main entrance by a taller twin-towered gatehouse; all tops are crenellated. The building stands in an artificial watery landscape with still moat reflections. Chambers and domestic ranges are built immediately against the inner faces of the curtain walls enclosing an inner court; masonry is coursed, light-brown weathered stone.

Step inside

7 places to explore in 1390.

The record describes 7 distinct spots at Bodiam Castle — including 1 interior: southwest corner tower (interior chamber). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Approach across the moat to the gatehouseBridge and barbican approachInside the gatehouse forecourtBattlements and curtain-wall walkSouthwest corner tower (interior chamber)Inner court and rangesCurtain wall from the moat edge

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