Camber Castle
East Sussex, England
Camber Castle is a castle in East Sussex, England, first built in 1539. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Rye Castle, 1.1 mi away. It is cared for by English Heritage.
Camber Castle at a glance
Built
1539
16th century
Type
Castle
Cared for by
English Heritage
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
About Camber Castle
Camber Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, built near Rye by King Henry VIII to protect the Sussex coast of England against French attack. The first fortification on the site was a small, round artillery tower, constructed by Henry between 1512 and 1514, overlooking the Camber anchorage and the entrance to Rye Harbour.
From the Wikipedia article on Camber Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Camber Castle sits at 50.9335, 0.7337 in East Sussex. The closest other castles are Rye Castle (1.1 mi), Hastings Castle (8.4 mi) and Bodiam Castle (9.6 mi). East Sussex has 8 castles in all.
