Castles in the County of Kent
Name Type Confidence Remains Photos
Aldington Court Lodge   Palace  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Allington Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Major   
Amsbury Wood Enclosure, Coxheath   Timber Castle  Rejected  Uncertain   
Appledore Castle   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Aylesford Church   Masonry Castle  Questionable  Uncertain   
Barnard Castle, Kent   Timber Castle  Questionable  Uncertain   
Bayford Court   Timber Castle  Possible  Uncertain   
Bekesborne Archbishops Palace   Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Binbury Castle, Thurnham   Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Certain  Earthworks   
Bishopsbourne   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Boughton Court, Boughton Aluph   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Boughton under Blean   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Brenchley Castle Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Brockley   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Bromley Bishops Palace   Palace  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Canterbury Archbishops Palace   Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Canterbury Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Canterbury City Wall   Urban Defence  Certain  Major  Images Available
Canterbury; The Dane John   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks  Images Available
Castle Rough, Sittingbourne   Fortified Manor House Timber Castle  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Castle Toll, Newenden   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Charing Palace   Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Cheesemans Camp   Fortified Manor House  Questionable  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Cheriton   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Chilham Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Coldbridge Castle   Masonry Castle Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Coldred Court   Timber Castle  Possible  Uncertain   
Cooling Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Court-up-streate, Lympne   Fortified Manor House Masonry Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Dartford   Uncertain  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Dartford Palace   Palace  Certain  Nothing visible   
Deal Castle   Artillery Fort  Certain  Major  Images Available
Dent de Lion, Margate   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Deptford   Masonry Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Dover Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Major  Images Available
Dover Town Defences   Urban Defence  Certain  Nothing visible   
Dover; Archcliff Bulwark   Artillery Fort  Certain  Nothing visible   
Dover; Bulwark in the Cliff   Artillery Fort  Certain  Uncertain   
Dover; Moats Bulwark   Artillery Fort  Certain  Uncertain   
Eastwell Manor   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Eltham Palace   Fortified Manor House Palace  Certain  Major   
Eynsford Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Eythorne Court   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Farningham Castle   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Nothing visible   
Folkestone Castle Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Folkestone Castle Yard   Masonry Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Ford Archbishops Palace   Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Gillingham Archbishops Palace   Palace  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Godards Castle, Thurnham   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Gravel Castle   Timber Castle  Rejected  Nothing visible   
Graveney   Uncertain  Questionable  Uncertain   
Gravesend Blockhouse   Artillery Fort  Certain  Masonry footings   
Gravesend Palace   Palace  Certain  Nothing visible   
Greenwich Palace   Palace Masonry Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Groombridge Place   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Gundulfs Tower, Rochester Cathedral   Tower House  Possible  Major   
Halden Place   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Hall Wood, Fairseat   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Halling Bishops Palace   Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Hertrigge, parish of Ebney   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Hever Castle   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Major  Images Available
Higham Blockhouse   Artillery Fort  Possible  Nothing visible   
Horsmonden Share Farm   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Horton Kirby Court Lodge   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Ightham Court   Timber Castle  Rejected  Uncertain   
Ightham Mote   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Major  Images Available
Kemsing Castle Bank   Timber Castle  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Kenardington   Timber Castle  Questionable  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Kingsnorth Manor House   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Knole House   Palace Fortified Manor House  Certain  Nothing visible   
Langdon Abbey   Fortified Ecclesiastical site  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Leeds Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle Palace  Certain  Major  Images Available
Leybourne Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Lullingstone Castle   Fortified Manor House  Questionable  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Lyminge manor of Archbishop of Canterbury   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Lympne Castle   Fortified Manor House Palace  Certain  Major   
Maidstone Archbishops Palace   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Maidstone House of Walter Maydenstan   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Maidstone Mote House   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Mary le Bone Hill, Sandwich   Timber Castle  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Mereworth Castle   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Nothing visible   
Milton Blockhouse   Artillery Fort  Certain  Nothing visible   
Minster Court   Fortified Ecclesiastical site  Possible  Major   
Nevington   Timber Castle  Rejected  Earthworks   
Newington   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Questionable  Uncertain   
Newnham Motte   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Northfleet manor of Archbishop of Canterbury   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Nurstead Court, Meopham   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Old Soar Manor   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Major  Images Available
Orkesdene   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Uncertain   
Otford Castle   Fortified Manor House Palace  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Penshurst Place   Fortified Manor House Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Queenborough Castle   Masonry Castle Artillery Fort  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Queenborough Town Defences   Urban Defence  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Rochester Bishops Palace   Palace  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Rochester Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Major  Images Available
Rochester City Wall and Medway Bridge   Urban Defence  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Rochester siege castles   Siege Work  Possible  Nothing visible   
Rochester, Boley Hill   Siege Work Timber Castle  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Romney   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Rose   Timber Castle  Questionable  Uncertain   
Saltwood Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle Palace  Certain  Major  Images Available
Sandgate Castle   Artillery Fort  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Sandown Castle, Kent   Artillery Fort  Certain  Masonry footings   
Sandwich Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Nothing visible   
Sandwich Town Wall and Great Bulwark   Urban Defence  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Selling Perry Wood   Timber Castle  Questionable  Uncertain   
Sheerness Garrison Point Fort   Artillery Fort  Certain  Nothing visible   
Shoreham Castle   Masonry Castle  Possible  Masonry footings   
Shurland Castle   Masonry Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Simpsons Moat, Bromley   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Sissinghurst Castle   Masonry Castle Fortified Manor House  Questionable  Major  Images Available
St Andrews Cathedral Priory, Rochester   Fortified Ecclesiastical site Palace  Possible  Uncertain   
St Augustines Abbey, Canterbury   Palace Fortified Ecclesiastical site  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
St Leonards Tower, West Malling   Timber Castle Masonry Castle Palace  Possible  Major   
St Mary Cray Hockenden   Timber Castle  Rejected  Uncertain   
St Mary Cray; The Mount   Timber Castle  Possible  Uncertain   
Staplehurst Castle Bank   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Starkey Castle   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Major   
Stockbury Castle   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Stone Castle   Tower House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Stone Court   Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Stowting Castle   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Sutton Valence Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Swale Ness Fort   Artillery Fort  Possible  Nothing visible   
Sweyns Camp Swanscombe   Timber Castle  Certain  Nothing visible   
Tenterden   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Teynham Archbishops Palace   Palace  Certain  Nothing visible   
The Downs Beach Fortifications   Linear Defence or Dyke Artillery Fort  Certain  Nothing visible   
Thorne   Fortified Manor House  Questionable  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Tonbridge Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Major  Images Available
Tonbridge Town Defences   Urban Defence  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Tonford Manor, Thanington Without   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Tonge Castle   Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Tower of Sir Edward Ringeley   Uncertain  Possible  Nothing visible   
Trottiscliffe Court Lodge   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Upnor Castle   Artillery Fort  Certain  Major   
Walmer Castle   Artillery Fort  Certain  Major  Images Available
Walmer Hall House   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
West Wickham Common   Artillery Fort  Questionable  Earthworks   
Westenhanger Castle   Masonry Castle Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Wickham Court   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Major   
Wingham Court   Palace  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Woodnesborough; The Mount   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Woolwich   Uncertain  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Wouldham Shoulder of Mutton Wood   Timber Castle  Rejected  Earthworks   
Wrotham Archbishops Palace   Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
King Stephen's Castle, Ospringe   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Morro Castle   Uncertain  Rejected  Nothing visible   
Prawls Farm moated site   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   

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