England · Partial ruin
Pevensey Castle
Pevensey Castle is a medieval castle built within the remains of a large late Roman Saxon Shore fort at Pevensey, East Sussex. The site incorporates massive Roman curtain walls and medieval inner bailey defences with a unique rectangular keep; it served as a Norman stronghold and remained occupied through the later medieval period. The site is a scheduled monument in the care of English Heritage and is open to visitors today.
First raised
1066
Its prime
1320
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1320
The shape it held in its prime.
A broad oval fortress of thick masonry curtain walls faced with ironstone and sandstone (now partly robbed), pierced by D-shaped projecting towers and medieval crenellations at the top; the curtain stands on a raised earthen core with horizontal bonding courses of tile visible in places. The landward approach is a causeway leading to a rectangular gatehouse and arch; inside a grassy inner bailey is dominated by the stump of a large rectangular keep with several projecting towers, all set on low marshland.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1320.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Pevensey Castle — including 3 interiors: inner bailey courtyard looking east to the keep, keep first-floor entrance and stair, inner bailey north tower basement. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Pevensey Castle with the fires lit.
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