Castles of England/Kent

Name	Type	Date	Condition	Ownership / Access	Notes (Key)
Allington Castle	Fortified house	120113–14th century	Restored	Wedding venue	Restored 1905–1929.
Canterbury Castle	Tower keep	110112th century	Ruins	HC Local Authority	Demolished 1792.
Chiddingstone Castle	Neo-romantic castle	1919th century	Intact	HH	160117th century building converted to castle in 19th century.
Chilham Castle	Keep and bailey	100111–14th century	Fragment	NGS	Keep survives with Jacobean house.
Cooling Castle	Keep and bailey	13801380s	Part ruined	Wedding venue	Well-preserved gatehouse survives, barns used for events.
Deal Castle	Artillery fort	150116th century	Intact	EH	Formerly residence of Captain of the Cinque Ports.
Dover Castle	Concentric castle	110112–13th century	Intact	EH	Adapted for modern warfare 18–19th centuries.
Eynsford Castle	Castle	110112th century	Fragmentary ruins	EH
Folkestone Castle	Ringwork	100111th century	Earthworks	HAL	Commanding hill-top location.
Hever Castle	Fortified manor house	130114th century	Restored	HH	Restored early 19th century, working portcullis.
Kingsgate Castle	Neo-romantic castle	170118–19th century	Intact	Private apartments	Built c.1760, rebuilt late 19th century.
Leeds Castle	Castle	110112–15th century	Restored	HH	Extensively rebuilt in 1822 and 1926.
Leybourne Castle	Castle	120113th century	Fragmentary ruins	Private	150116th century house partly incorporating ruins, rebuilt 1931.
Lullingstone Castle	Semi-fortified house	15431543–80	Fragment	HH	150116th century gatehouse incorporated into later house.
Lympne Castle	Fortified house	120113–14th century	Restored	Wedding venue	Restored and extended 1907–12.
Penshurst Place	Fortified manor house	130114–15th century	Fragment	HH	Remodelled 19th century, single tower and stretch of wall survive from fortifications of c.1400.
Queenborough Castle	Concentric castle	13611361–77	Archaeological remains	HAL	Unique circular plan, royal castle.
Rochester Castle	Tower keep	11271127	Ruins	EH	Keep 125 ft high to top of turrets.
St Leonard's Tower	Tower keep	10801080	Ruins	EH
Saltwood Castle	Castle	110112–14th century	Part restored	Private residence
Sandgate Castle	Artillery fort	15391539–40	Substantially intact	Private residence	Altered 1805–6.
Scotney Castle	Fortified manor house	13781378–80	Fragment	ENT	Single surviving tower incorporated in later house.
Sissinghurst Castle	Fortified manor house	140115th century	Rebuilt	ENT	No fortifications remaining.
Starkey Castle	Manor house	130114th century	Fragment	Private	Fine medieval hall-house remains from possibly fortified manor house.
Stone Castle	Tower	110112th century	Intact	Wedding venue	Medieval tower incorporated in building of 1825.
Sutton Valence Castle	Keep and bailey	110112th century	Fragmentary remains	EH
Thurnham Castle	Castle	110112th century	Fragmentary remains	HC Local authority	On steep spur of North Downs.
Tonbridge Castle	Keep and bailey	100111–13th century	Fragment	HC Local authority	Gatehouse survives.
Upnor Castle	Artillery fort	15591559–67, 1599–1601	Substantially intact	EH
Walmer Castle	Artillery fort	15391539	Intact	EH	Residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 18th century.
Westenhanger Castle	Fortified manor house	1343c.1343	Fragment	Wedding venue	170118th century farmouse built within ruins.

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