England · 12th century
Amberley Castle ranks #3,268 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #220 of the 360 mapped in England. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,465 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Brighton and Hove, 29 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
Amberley Castle stands in the village of Amberley, West Sussex (grid reference TQ027132).
The castle was erected as a 12th-century manor house and fortified in 1377, giving it a rhomboid shaped stonework enclosure with high curtain walls, internal towers in each corner, a hall and a gateway. It was used as a fortress by the bishops of Chichester. The walls, gateway and two of the towers remain as a Grade I listed building and are now in use as a privately owned hotel.
Text adapted from “Amberley Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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