Glottenham Castle was a castle in

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, around north of

Battle Abbey Battle Abbey is a partially ruined Benedictine abbey in Battle, East Sussex, England. The abbey was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St Martin of Tours. It is a Scheduled Monument. The Grade I listed site is now op ...

. Built in the 13th century, it was abandoned in the late 16th or 17th century.

History

The Sussex manor of Glottenham has had boundary ditches since the 11th century, and the moat at Glottenham Castle is believed to date from around 1200. Glottenham Castle was built in the late 13th century. The castle had stone walls, two square towers and a

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. The castle was owned by the de Etchingham family, before being abandoned in the late 16th or 17th century. In the 19th century, the land around Glottenham Castle was used for growing

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. In 1920, the castle's estate was sold at auction, and was listed as . In 1990, the site was listed under the

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. The site is now a popular

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and

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site.

References

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