Eye Castle
Suffolk, England
Eye Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Suffolk, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Wingfield Castle, 5.1 mi away.
Eye Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
Nearest castle
Wingfield Castle
5.1 mi away
Castles in Suffolk
15
England
About Eye Castle
Eye Castle is a motte and bailey medieval castle with a prominent Victorian addition in the town of Eye, Suffolk. Built shortly after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the castle was sacked and largely destroyed in 1265.
From the Wikipedia article on Eye Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eye Castle sits at 52.3201, 1.1498 in Suffolk. The closest other castles are Wingfield Castle (5.1 mi), Haughley Castle (10 mi) and Great Ashfield Castle (10 mi). Suffolk has 15 castles in all.
