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Bletchingley Castle, Surrey, England

Bletchingley Castle

Surrey, England

A substantial Norman ringwork-and-bailey stronghold of the de Clare family. A later stone tower stood here before the castle was dismantled during the baronial conflict of 1264.

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Current condition

Earthworks / Site Only

No Public Access

The surviving earthworks and ruins are on private land. Public rights of way pass below/near the site, including the Greensand Way, but they do not grant access to the castle remains.

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Record details

Also known as Blechingley Castle

Castle Hill, Bletchingley, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4LA

Norman ringwork-and-bailey castle with later stone tower

Earthworks / Fragmentary Ruins

11th-13th centuries; stone tower by the later 12th century; dismantled in 1264

Scheduled Monument · 1013374

Heritage listing