Bodiam Castle
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Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle in East Sussex, England, renowned for its picturesque, largely intact exterior and classic medieval fortress design.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bodiam | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
moated castle ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| access | Bodiam railway station (Kent and East Sussex Railway) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval ⓘ |
| builtFor | Edward Dalyngrigge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in East Sussex
ⓘ
National Trust properties in East Sussex ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1385 ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedAs | fortified residence ⓘ |
| garrisonedDuring | Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corner towers
ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ drawbridge (reconstructed) ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ gunloops ⓘ inner courtyard ⓘ machicolations ⓘ moat ⓘ postern gate ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | River Rother valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
defence against French invasion
ⓘ
status symbol ⓘ |
| interiorCondition | largely ruined ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Sussex
ⓘ
England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Bodiam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
River Rother
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robertsbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic medieval fortress design
ⓘ
largely intact exterior walls ⓘ picturesque appearance ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| ownershipStart | 1925 ⓘ |
| partOf | Rother Valley landscape ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education
ⓘ
film and television location ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
River Rother (East Sussex)
this entity surface form:
Bodiam
subject surface form:
River Rother (East Sussex)