Bramber Castle
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Bramber Castle is a ruined Norman motte-and-bailey fortress in West Sussex, England, built shortly after the Norman Conquest to guard the River Adur and the surrounding area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bramber Castle canonical | 2 |
| Bramber Castle ruins | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman castle
ⓘ
castle ⓘ motte-and-bailey castle ⓘ ruined castle ⓘ |
| access | footpath from Bramber village ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norman architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | William de Braose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAfter | Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | William de Braose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in West Sussex
ⓘ
Ruined castles in England ⓘ Scheduled monuments in West Sussex ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 11th century ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| function | fortress ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bailey
ⓘ
curtain wall ⓘ earthworks ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ motte ⓘ |
| hasRemnant |
earthwork banks
ⓘ
gatehouse tower fragment ⓘ sections of curtain wall ⓘ |
| hasViewOver | River Adur valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bramber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South East England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ West Sussex ⓘ |
| locatedNear | South Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Adur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | The National Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Steyning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Beeding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | village of Bramber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | The National Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control the surrounding area
ⓘ
to guard the River Adur ⓘ |
| region | Adur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 11th century ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 17th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.