Eynsford Castle
Kent, England
Eynsford Castle is a castle in Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The nearest other castle is Lullingstone Castle, 1.1 mi away. It is cared for by English Heritage.
Eynsford Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Cared for by
English Heritage
Heritage status
Grade I listed building
Nearest castle
Lullingstone Castle
1.1 mi away
About Eynsford Castle
Eynsford Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in Eynsford, Kent. Built on the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon stone burh, the castle was constructed by William de Eynsford, probably between 1085 and 1087, to protect the lands of Lanfranc, the Archbishop of Canterbury, from Odo, the Bishop of Bayeux.
From the Wikipedia article on Eynsford Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eynsford Castle sits at 51.3706, 0.2133 in Kent. The closest other castles are Lullingstone Castle (1.1 mi), Stone Castle (5.7 mi) and Leybourne Castle (10 mi). Kent has 28 castles in all.
