Queenborough Castle
Kent, England
Queenborough Castle is a concentric castle in Kent, England, first built in 1361. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Newnham Castle, 9.3 mi away.
Queenborough Castle at a glance
Built
1361
14th century
Type
Concentric castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Newnham Castle
9.3 mi away
About Queenborough Castle
Queenborough Castle, also known as Sheppey Castle, is a 14th-century castle, the remnants of which are in the town of Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent in England. The castle and the associated planned town were built on the orders of King Edward III from 1361 and named in honour his wife, Queen Philippa.
From the Wikipedia article on Queenborough Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Queenborough Castle sits at 51.4162, 0.7487 in Kent. The closest other castles are Newnham Castle (9.3 mi), Upnor Castle (9.6 mi) and Cooling Castle (10 mi). Kent has 28 castles in all.
