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Middle to late C12 square keep castle, founded by Baldwin de Béthune, count of Albermarle. Now ruinous with only one ragstone wall surviving to any significant height. The castle is situated on the eastern edge of the village of Sutton Valence on a spur of the Quarry Hills. Excavation in 1956 and 1957 produced pottery ranging from the 2nd half of C12 through to the late C13. The castle was abandoned at the end of C13 apparently peacefully.
| Name | Sutton Valence Castle |
|---|---|
| Alternative Names | Sutton Castle |
| Historic County | Kent |
| Civil Parish | Sutton Valence |
| Type | Masonry Castle |
| Confidence | Certain |
| Remains | Masonry ruins/remnants |
| Listed | Grade 2 |
| Scheduled Ancient Monument | Yes |
| Ordnance Survey Reference | TQ815491 |
| Eastings | 581540 |
| Northing | 149120 |
| Images of England Reference | 174180 |
| PastScape Reference | 417741 | Historic Environment Record | TQ 84 NW 7 |
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Books
- Elliot, Julia (ed), 2005, Heritage Unlocked; Guide to free sites in London and the South East (London: English Heritage) p48-9
- Salter, Mike, 2000, The Castles of Kent (Malvern) p74
- Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p129-30
- King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p235
- Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p304
- Guy, John, 1980, Kent Castles (Meresborough Books)
- Smithers, David Waldron, 1980, Castles in Kent (Chatham)
- Newman, John, 1976, The buildings of England: West Kent and the Weald (Harmondsworth) p558-559
- Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
- Braun, Hugh, 1936, The English castle (Batsford) p56
- Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
- Sands, Harold, 1907, 'Some Kentish Castles' in Ditchfield and Clinch, Memorials of Old Kent (London) p46-7
- Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol1 p45-6
- Hasted, Edward, 1798 (2edn), A History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent Vol5 p364- http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62918
Journals
- 1957, 'Researches and Discoveries in Kent' Archaeologia Cantiana Vol71 p227-8
- Sands, Harold, 1902, 'Sutton Valence Castle' Archaeologia Cantiana Vol25 p198-206