Reigate Castle (Probably 1216) (Ruinous 1441)

Reigate Castle was probably constructed soon after 1088 when William de Warenne was created Earl of Surrey and received a grant of Reigate from the King. It was strongly fortified by the Earl of Arundel in the late 14th century. However, by 1441 the h ...

Bletchingley Castle: Norman Motte and Bailey

Bletchingley Castle, a ring motte and bailey with mainly rebuilt remains of a keep. Bletchingley Castle occupies the very flat top of a brow that terminates to the south in a very steep slope. To the north the ground slopes slightly upwards from the c ...

Farnham Castle: 12Th Century

Farnham Castle consists of a keep, bailey, curtain wall and outer ditch of a castle dating from the 12th century. Excavations within the keep in 1958-9 revealed much of the castle's development. It was constructed in 1138 on the orders of Henry of Blois, ...

Guildford Castle

Guildford Castle consists of a keep on a mound, and two baileys stretching in line from the keep towards the river. The mound is surrounded by a wide ditch. On top of the mound there still remains a piece of wall of a polygonal shell keep which existed ...

Starborough Castle: medieval fortified castle and moat

Starborough Castle. There are no remains of the Starborough Castle fortified by Lord Cobham in 1341, but there are remains of the moat, which is stone revetted and waterfilled and in good condition. The castle was dismantled by an order of Parliament da ...

"Thunderfield Castle" medieval ring and bailey castle

Thunderfield Castle, a Ring and Bailey castle generally well preserved, though the entire site is lower grown with trees and undergrowth. Thunderfield Castle is thought to be an early 12th century foundation and was of timber construction there being n ...

Excavation at Kingston Rotunda in advance of redevelopment

Excavation in advance of redevelopment at the Kingston Rotunda site (aka Bentall's Depository or Old Bus Station) conducted by Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd during 2000. Prehistoric to Post-medieval deposits and artefacts were discovered. From this exc ...