Listed Building: CHILHAM CASTLE KEEP AND DONKEY WHEEL (1185170)
Grade | I |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 123, 7, 44 |
Date assigned | 13 October 1952 |
Date last amended |
Description
TR 0653-0753 CHILHAM
7/44 Chilham Castle 13.10.52 Keep and - Donkey Wheel
GV I
Castle Keep and curtain walls. C11 and 1171 - 74 by Ralph, master mason, for Henry II; restored early C20. Flint with Caen stone dressings. Octagonal (the earlier of'only 2 in the country) with square stair turret to east, with garderobes to exterior, 3 storeys. Remnants of forebuilding on south west wall of C11, an unfortified stone hall. Only one original opening survives, a window facing south east. Flint and buttressed curtain wall about 15 feet high, attached to the east side of the Keep. Restored early C20, now domestic accommodation and for a time tenanted by artists Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon. Donkey wheel, C18, timber framed shelter with plain tile roof. Horizontal wheel in poor condition.
Listing NGR: TR0662853467
External Links (0)
Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TR 0663 5346 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR05SE |
Civil Parish | CHILHAM, ASHFORD, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 17 2006 9:59AM