TQ 63 NE 85 - THE RUINS OF OLD SCOTNEY CASTLE

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Listed Building record TQ 63 NE 85 - THE RUINS OF OLD SCOTNEY CASTLE

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1378 to 1655. Remains of castle dating to 1377 and reduced to ruins c 1840; ruins of a 17th century house attached. Scotney Castle was situated on an island in a lake-like moat which was separated from the River Bewl to the south by a narrow embankment. Entrance to it was from the north by a drawbridge first to another island and then by a defended bridge connecting the two islands.The castle is similar in form to Bodium Castle - a fortified house surrounded by a large moat. The old castle itself was pulled down in the Elizabethan period and an Elizabethan House was built on the site. This again has fallen into ruins, except for a small fragment which is lived in by the bailiff. Single surviving Medieval round tower has an Elizabethan dwelling house built onto it. Much of this is roofed and furnished, but it is not occupied. Adjoining it is a completely roofless ruined area, maintained as a sort of garden feature. Base of stone curtain and trace of towers also survive but part of the circuit has a later brick wall built on top of it.

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Grid reference	TQ 68967 35228 (point)
Map sheet	TQ63NE
County	KENT
District	TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish	LAMBERHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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

<2> Castles of Eng 1 1897 85-8 (plan) (JD Mackenzie) (OS Card Reference). SKE38627.

<3> Arch Cant 17 1887 38-48 (plan illust) (E Hussey) (OS Card Reference). SKE34761.

<4> Country Life 6-SEP-1956 470 illus (C Hussey) (OS Card Reference). SKE39450.

<5> AM Eng and Wales 1958 46 (OS Card Reference). SKE33012.

<6> F1 ASP 29-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42344.

<7> F2 ASP 22-OCT-69 (OS Card Reference). SKE43153.

<8> DOE(IAM) Record Form 1986 (OS Card Reference). SKE41439.

<9> DOE(IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent 25 (OS Card Reference). SKE41455.

<10> Builds of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 506-508 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38426.

<11> Field report for monument TQ 63 NE 1 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3203.

<12> Field report for monument TQ 63 NE 1 - October, 1969 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3204.

<13> DNH List 10-Oct-1989 (OS Card Reference). SKE39774.

<14> Archaeology South-East, 2008, An Archaeological Watching Brief on the Moat Bank at Old Scotney Castle, Lamberhurst, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE15643.

<15> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<16> Archaeology South-East, 2008, An Archaeological Interpretative Survey of The Old Castle, Scotney, Lamberhurst, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE18053.

<17> Martin, D., Martin, B and Clubb, J., 2011, An archaeological interpretative survey of the Old Castle, Scotney, Lamberhurst: Part I - The medieval period, Archaeologia Cantiana CXXXI 2011: 321-43 (Article in serial). SKE25114.

<18> Martin, D., Martin, B and Clubb, J., 2012, An archaeological interpretative survey of the Old Castle, Scotney, Lamberhurst: Part II, Archaeologia Cantiana CXXXI 2011: 321-43 (Article in serial). SKE25115.

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<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2> SKE38627 OS Card Reference: Castles of Eng 1 1897 85-8 (plan) (JD Mackenzie).
<3> SKE34761 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 17 1887 38-48 (plan illust) (E Hussey).
<4> SKE39450 OS Card Reference: Country Life 6-SEP-1956 470 illus (C Hussey).
<5> SKE33012 OS Card Reference: AM Eng and Wales 1958 46.
<6> SKE42344 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 29-JAN-63.
<7> SKE43153 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 22-OCT-69.
<8> SKE41439 OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) Record Form 1986.
<9> SKE41455 OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent 25.
<10> SKE38426 OS Card Reference: Builds of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 506-508 (J Newman).
<11> SKE3203 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 63 NE 1 - January, 1963.
<12> SKE3204 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 63 NE 1 - October, 1969.
<13> SKE39774 OS Card Reference: DNH List 10-Oct-1989.
<14> SKE15643 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2008. An Archaeological Watching Brief on the Moat Bank at Old Scotney Castle, Lamberhurst, Kent.
<15>XY SKE16191 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #38682 Castle, ]
<16> SKE18053 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2008. An Archaeological Interpretative Survey of The Old Castle, Scotney, Lamberhurst, Kent.
<17> SKE25114 Article in serial: Martin, D., Martin, B and Clubb, J.. 2011. An archaeological interpretative survey of the Old Castle, Scotney, Lamberhurst: Part I - The medieval period. Arch Cant CXXXI: 321-43. Archaeologia Cantiana CXXXI 2011: 321-43.
<18> SKE25115 Article in serial: Martin, D., Martin, B and Clubb, J.. 2012. An archaeological interpretative survey of the Old Castle, Scotney, Lamberhurst: Part II. Arch Cant CXXXII: 111-51. Archaeologia Cantiana CXXXI 2011: 321-43.

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Parent of: Scotney Castle estate (Landscape) (TQ 63 NE 10)

Related Events/Activities (12)

Non-Intrusive Event: A survey of Old Scotney Castle (Ref: 3297) (EKE12497)
Non-Intrusive Event: A Watching Brief at Old Scotney Castle (Ref: 3297) (EKE20753)
Non-Intrusive Event: A Watching Brief at Scotney Castle (Ref: 1022) (EKE20754)
Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment at Western Lodge of Scotney Castle (EKE20755)
Intrusive Event: Evaluation along the A21 Lamberhurst by-pass : Phase 1 : Archaeological Evaluation Report (Ref: 200) (EKE11375)
Non-Intrusive Event: Evaluation and watching brief at Scotney Castle (EKE20759)
Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical survey of Old Scotney Castle (Ref: 1101/SCK/02) (EKE12498)
Non-Intrusive Event: Monitoring of tree removal groundworks at Scotney Castle (Ref: SCT07) (EKE20760)
Intrusive Event: SCOTNEY CASTLE (Ref: EI 36238) (EKE4505)
Non-Intrusive Event: Scotney Castle Archaeological and Historical Landscape Survey (EKE10122)
Non-Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Scotney Castle (EKE20761)
Intrusive Event: Watching Brief on the Moat Bank at Old Scotney Castle, Lamberhurst, Kent (Ref: 3252 SCN08) (EKE10010)

Record last edited

May 26 2021 3:57PM