TR 13 NE 133 - SALTWOOD CASTLE - Historic Environment Record

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Listed Building record TR 13 NE 133 - SALTWOOD CASTLE

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1000 to 1939. The manor of Saltwood was granted to the see of Canterbury in 1026. Archbishop Lanfranc took Saltwood into his personal possession in 1086; it apparently remained the property of the archbishops for much of the Middle Ages. It is possible that a ringwork castle was constructed on the site of a manorial establishment at the time of Domesday. The square towers of the inner ward probably date from c.1160 and the round towers of the outer ward or barbican are 14th century. The arms of Archbishop Courtney distinguish the great gatehouse built when he made the castle his chief residence from 1382. The castle gained notoriety as the refuge for the murderers of Becket before and after his martyrdom. In 1540 the Castle was conveyed to the Crown but it soon declined into a farm. There were restorations in the 1880s which added to the gatehouse to make it into a dwelling, and the later hall was largely re-worked by Philip Tilden in the 1930s. The battlements have been restored.

Location

Grid reference	TR 16174 35915 (point)
Map sheet	TR13NE
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish	SALTWOOD, SHEPWAY, KENT

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CASTLE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Modern - 1000 AD to 2050 AD)

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<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> Country Life 92 1942 986-9 plan illus (C Hassey) (OS Card Reference). SKE39462.

<3> Country Life 27-NOV-1942 1034-7 (OS Card Reference). SKE39420.

<4> Country Life 4-DEC-1942 1082-5 (OS Card Reference). SKE39438.

<5> Archaeol Journ 86 1929 309-10 plan (R Davies) (OS Card Reference). SKE37285.

<6> AM Eng and Wales 1961 59 (MOW) (OS Card Reference). SKE33016.

<7> F1 ASP 26-APR-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE42301.

<8> F2 ASP 01-DEC-1969 (OS Card Reference). SKE43069.

<9> DOE (HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent 15 May 1986 40-41 (OS Card Reference). SKE40345.

<10> Country Life 20-NOV-1942, 27-NOV-1942 and 4-DEC-1942 (OS Card Reference). SKE39414.

<11> Bldgs of Eng - North East and East Kent 1983 441-443 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37672.

<12> JBAA 20 1914 195-201 (AHH Murrey) (OS Card Reference). SKE44901.

<13> VCH Kent 1 (ed W Page) 1908 420-21 (IC Gould) (OS Card Reference). SKE50820.

<14> The Castles of Great Britain 1953 140 (S Toy) (OS Card Reference). SKE50258.

<15> The English Castle 1936 105 (H Braun) (OS Card Reference). SKE50340.

<16> Norman Castles in Britain 1973 306 (DF Renn) (OS Card Reference). SKE47673.

<17> Castellarium Anglicanum I 1983 233 (DJ Cathcart King) (OS Card Reference). SKE38611.

<18> English Medieval House 1965 157 (M Wood) (OS Card Reference). SKE41653.

<19> JBAA 1 1937 130 139 142 (H Braun) (OS Card Reference). SKE44854.

<20> Trans Battle Hist Soc 8 1959 22-23 (OS Card Reference). SKE50631.

<21> A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 38 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32807.

<22> The Castles of England 1897 35-38 (J Mackenzie) (OS Card Reference). SKE50257.

<23> Some Account of Dom Archit in Eng 3 1851-59 307-8 (TH Turner JH Parker) (OS Card Reference). SKE49500.

<24> Buck's Antiquities 1 1774 140 (S and N Buck) (OS Card Reference). SKE38401.

<25> The Builder 49 1885 254 (OS Card Reference). SKE50157.

<26> Hist and Topo Survey of the Co Kent 3 1778-99 404-6 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43777.

<27> Castles and Cannon A Study of Early Artillery Fortificat in Eng 1960 12 20 (BH St J O'Neil) (OS Card Reference). SKE38624.

<28> The Gentleman's Mag Lib Topog Hist 2 1802 1089-90 (OS Card Reference). SKE50351.

<29> A Saunter through Kent 23 (C Igglesden) (OS Card Reference). SKE32876.

<30> Wanderings of an Antiquary 1854 121-2 (T Wright) (OS Card Reference). SKE51268.

<31> The Antiquarian 1 No.2 1871 24 (OS Card Reference). SKE49934.

<32> Country Life 104 9 1948 574 (OS Card Reference). SKE39378.

<33> Country Life 10 238 34 (OS Card Reference). SKE39374.

<34> Antiquaries of England and Wales 3 1787 109-12 (F Grose) (OS Card Reference). SKE33269.

<35> Biblog Topog Brit 1 1780-90 6 Pt 2 63 (OS Card Reference). SKE37656.

<36> Field report for monument TR 13 NE 7 - April, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5329.

<37> Field report for monument TR 13 NE 7 - December, 1969 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5330.

<38> [BODIAM CASTLE, SALTWOOD CASTLE, LYMPNE CASTLE] (Collection). SKE6493.

<39> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, R Le Gear-Well at Saltwood Castle (Kent Underground Research Group Research Report 6 1989) p.69 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<40> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<41> Archaeology South-East, 2009, Results From an Integrated Geophysical Survey at Saltwood Castle, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16576.

<42> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<43> Not Given (Collection). SKE6508.

<44> PLAN OF SALTWOOD CASTLE (Photograph). SKE1398.

<45> Historic England, Archive material associated with Saltwood Castle, Lympne, Listed Building (Archive). SKE54517.

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<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2> SKE39462 OS Card Reference: Country Life 92 1942 986-9 plan illus (C Hassey).
<3> SKE39420 OS Card Reference: Country Life 27-NOV-1942 1034-7.
<4> SKE39438 OS Card Reference: Country Life 4-DEC-1942 1082-5.
<5> SKE37285 OS Card Reference: Archaeol Journ 86 1929 309-10 plan (R Davies).
<6> SKE33016 OS Card Reference: AM Eng and Wales 1961 59 (MOW).
<7> SKE42301 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 26-APR-1963.
<8> SKE43069 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 01-DEC-1969.
<9> SKE40345 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent 15 May 1986 40-41.
<10> SKE39414 OS Card Reference: Country Life 20-NOV-1942, 27-NOV-1942 and 4-DEC-1942.
<11> SKE37672 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng - North East and East Kent 1983 441-443 (J Newman).
<12> SKE44901 OS Card Reference: JBAA 20 1914 195-201 (AHH Murrey).
<13> SKE50820 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 (ed W Page) 1908 420-21 (IC Gould).
<14> SKE50258 OS Card Reference: The Castles of Great Britain 1953 140 (S Toy).
<15> SKE50340 OS Card Reference: The English Castle 1936 105 (H Braun).
<16> SKE47673 OS Card Reference: Norman Castles in Britain 1973 306 (DF Renn).
<17> SKE38611 OS Card Reference: Castellarium Anglicanum I 1983 233 (DJ Cathcart King).
<18> SKE41653 OS Card Reference: English Medieval House 1965 157 (M Wood).
<19> SKE44854 OS Card Reference: JBAA 1 1937 130 139 142 (H Braun).
<20> SKE50631 OS Card Reference: Trans Battle Hist Soc 8 1959 22-23.
<21> SKE32807 OS Card Reference: A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 38 (D Bennett).
<22> SKE50257 OS Card Reference: The Castles of England 1897 35-38 (J Mackenzie).
<23> SKE49500 OS Card Reference: Some Account of Dom Archit in Eng 3 1851-59 307-8 (TH Turner JH Parker).
<24> SKE38401 OS Card Reference: Buck's Antiquities 1 1774 140 (S and N Buck).
<25> SKE50157 OS Card Reference: The Builder 49 1885 254.
<26> SKE43777 OS Card Reference: Hist and Topo Survey of the Co Kent 3 1778-99 404-6 (E Hasted).
<27> SKE38624 OS Card Reference: Castles and Cannon A Study of Early Artillery Fortificat in Eng 1960 12 20 (BH St J O'Neil).
<28> SKE50351 OS Card Reference: The Gentleman's Mag Lib Topog Hist 2 1802 1089-90.
<29> SKE32876 OS Card Reference: A Saunter through Kent 23 (C Igglesden).
<30> SKE51268 OS Card Reference: Wanderings of an Antiquary 1854 121-2 (T Wright).
<31> SKE49934 OS Card Reference: The Antiquarian 1 No.2 1871 24.
<32> SKE39378 OS Card Reference: Country Life 104 9 1948 574.
<33> SKE39374 OS Card Reference: Country Life 10 238 34.
<34> SKE33269 OS Card Reference: Antiquaries of England and Wales 3 1787 109-12 (F Grose).
<35> SKE37656 OS Card Reference: Biblog Topog Brit 1 1780-90 6 Pt 2 63.
<36> SKE5329 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 13 NE 7 - April, 1963.
<37> SKE5330 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 13 NE 7 - December, 1969.
<38> SKE6493 Collection: [BODIAM CASTLE, SALTWOOD CASTLE, LYMPNE CASTLE].
<39> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. R Le Gear-Well at Saltwood Castle (Kent Underground Research Group Research Report 6 1989) p.69.
<40> SKE6956 Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
<41> SKE16576 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2009. Results From an Integrated Geophysical Survey at Saltwood Castle, Kent.
<42>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #32677 Listed building, ]
<43> SKE6508 Collection: Not Given.
<44> SKE1398 Photograph: PLAN OF SALTWOOD CASTLE. OS55/F105/2. Black and White. Negative.
<45> SKE54517 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Saltwood Castle, Lympne, Listed Building.

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Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical survey at Saltwood Castle, Kent (EKE10815)

Record last edited

Nov 25 2021 3:32PM